The application of quantitative methods to the study of early development and ovarian structure in mammals

Abstract

Introduction • I The Pluriovular Follicle, with Reference to its Occurrence in the Ferret • II The Technique of Estimating Small Irregular Areas in Biological Research, with Notes on the Tests of Accuracy • III The Early Development of the Ferret: the Pronuclei • IV The Measurement of Ferret Pronuclei • V The Sizes of Ferret Pronuclei • VI A Quantitative Study of the Polar Body of the Ferret, with a Note on the Second Polar Spindle • VII The Early Development of the Ferret: the Cytoplasm • VIII The Early Development of the Ferret: the Zona Granulosa, Zona Pellucida and Associated Structures • IX The Volumes of Ferret Ova, with Special Reference to the Methods of Determination • X A Study of the Sizes of Nuclei in Ovarian Stroma • Appendix -- Posterior Duplicity in a Dog, with • Reference to Mammalian Teratology in General