《The Uterus》

Introduction＆By JOSEPH T．VELARDO387

Part Ⅰ．Historical and Morphogenetic Considerations389

Historical and Cultural Aspects of the Uterus＆By ALFRED PLAUT389

Embryology of the Uterus：Normal and Experimental＆By EMIL WITSCHI412

Growth and Development of the Uterus：the Relationship of Epithelium to Mesenchyme＆By PETER GRUENWALD436

Steroid Hormones and Uterine Growth＆By JOSEPH T．VELARDO441

Part Ⅱ．Biochemistry and Histochemistry of the Uterus463

Some Biological Aspects of the Uterus＆By JAMES H．LEATHEM463

Steroid Influences on the Lactic Dehydrogenase-DPNH Oxidase System of the Rat Uterus＆By ARLEY T．BEVER472

Histochemical Observations of Oxidative Enzyme Systems in the Uterus and Vagina of the Rat＆By CHARLES G．ROSA AND JOSEPH T．VELARDO491

Cytochemical Studies on Nonmalignant and Malignant Human Endometria＆By MARGARET E．LONG AND FUMIO DOKO504

Estrogens and Uterine Enzymes＆By CLAUDE A．VILLEE524

Part Ⅲ．Problems in Uterine Tumors535

Adenocarcinoma of the Uterine Fundus in the Rabbit＆By HARRY S．N．GREENE535

Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix and Upper Vagina：Induction Under Experimental Conditions in Mice＆By W．U．GARDNER543

Hydatidiform Mole and Choriocarcinoma＆By HUGH G．GRADY565

Uterine Sarcomas：Histogenesis and Taxonomy＆By WILLIAM B．OBER568

Estrogens，Endometrial Hyperplasia，and Endometrial Carcinoma＆By R．R．GREENE，J．W．RODDICK，JR．，AND MILDRED MILLIGAN586

Part Ⅳ．Blood Coagulation in Pregnancy，Labor，and the Puerperium601

Fibrinogenopenic Accident of Pregnancy and Delivery：a Syndrome with Multiple Etiological Mechanisms＆By MARIO STEFANINI AND RINALDO A．TURPINI601

Coagulation Components in Normal and Abnormal Pregnancies＆By OSCAR D．RATNOFF AND THOMAS R．HOLLAND626

Etiology of Fibrinopenia：Fibrination Defibrination＆By CHARLES L．SCHNEIDER634

Etiology of Afibrinogenemia：Fibrinogenolytic and Fibrinolytic Phenomena＆By LOUISE LANG PHILLIPS676

Clinical Considerations in Hypofibrinogenemia＆By DUNCAN E．REID685

Part Ⅴ．Aspects of the Gravid Uterus691

Gestation Mechanisms＆By S．R．M．REYNOLDS691

Implantation＆By BENT G．BOVING700

Vascular Adaptations of the Uterus to Pregnancy＆By ELIZABETH M．RAMSEY726

The Dynamics of Amniotic Fluid＆By ALBERT A．PLENTL746

Blood Flow of the Gravid Uterus＆By SEYMOUR L．ROMNEY，JAMES METCALFE，DUNCAN E．REID，AND C．SIDNEY BURWELL762

Part Ⅵ．Uterine Contractions770

Innervation of the Human Uterus＆By KERMIT E．KRANTZ770

Comparative Study of Uterine Contractility，Urinary Estrogen-Pregnanediol Levels，and Myometrial Disappearance Time of Radioactive Sodium in Full-Term Pregnancy and Premature Delivery＆By PAUL D．BRUNS AND E．STEWART TAYLOR785

Function and Regulation of the Myometrium＆By ARPAD CSAPO790

Electrohysterography＆By CHARLES M．STEER809

Oxytocin and Contractility of the Pregnant Human Uterus＆By ROBERTO CALDEYRO-BARCIA AND JUAN J．POSEIRO813

Part Ⅶ．Menstruation and Menstrual Disorders831

A Theory of Menstruation＆By JOHN ROCK，CELSO-RAMóN GARCíA，AND MIRIAM F．MENKIN831

The Natural History of Menstrual Disorders＆By ANNA L．SOUTHAM840

Part Ⅷ．Structural and Functional Aspects of the Placenta855

Comparative Anatomy of the Placenta＆By E．C．AMOROSO855

Aspects of Placental Function＆By A．ST．G．HUGGETT873

Placental Steroids＆By RAYMOND L．VANDE WIELE AND JOSEPH W．JAILER889

Placental Transfer of Thyrotropic Hormone，Thyroxine，Triiodothyronine，and Insulin in the Rat＆By ERNEST KNOBIL AND JOHN B．JOSIMOVICH895

Chromosomal Sex Detection in the Human Newborn and Fetus from Examination of the Umbilical Cord，Placental Tissue，and Fetal Membranes＆By ARTHUR R．SOHVAL，JOSEPH A．GAINES，AND LOTTE STRAUSS905

Part Ⅸ．An Evaluation of Nonsteroidal Ovarian Hormones923

Historical Aspects of Relaxin＆By GUSTAV J．MARTIN AND URIEL SCHOENBACH923

Biochemistry of Nonsteroidal Ovarian Hormones＆By EDWARD H．FRIEDEN931

The Effects of Estrogens．Progestagens，and Relaxin in Pregnant and Nonpregnant Laboratory Rodents＆By R．L．KROC，B．G．STEINETZ，AND V．L．BEACH942

The Action of Relaxin on the Uterus of the Rat，Mouse，and Rabbit＆By M．X．ZARROW AND D．M．BRENNAN981

Some Clinical Observations of Relaxin in Obstetrics＆By WAYNE H．DECKER991

Lutrexin in the Treatment of Premature Labor＆By G．H．REZEK995

Effects of Relaxin on the Nonpregnant and Pregnant Uterus＆By JOHN V．KELLY998

Relaxin in Dysmenorrhea and Its Effect In Vitro Upon Muscular Contraction＆By HERBERT S．KUPPERMAN，DAVID ROSENBERG，AND ARTHUR CUTLER1003

Effects of Relaxin on Term and Premature Labor＆By MARTIN L．STONE，ALEXANDER SEDLIS，AND MARVIN B．ZUCKERMAN1011

The Use of Cervilaxin in Term Labor＆By CHARLES BIRNBERG AND MAURICE ABITBOL1016

The Effects of Relaxin on Term and Premature Labor＆By EDUARD EICHNER，IRWIN HERMAN，LEONARD KRITZER，GERALD M．PLATOCK，AND LEE RUBINSTEIN1023

Discussion：Part Ⅸ1033