The Glands Regulating Personality: A Study of the Glands of Internal Secretion in Relation to the Types of Human Nature |
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abnormal activity adrenal cortex adrenal glands adrenal medulla adrenalin animal ante-pituitary appear associated become blood body bones brain cells careerist character chemical chemistry complex consciousness constitution corpus luteum cretin deficiency determined disease disturbance docrine dominant ductless glands effects emotion endocrine endocrine system energy excess eyes face factors female feminine function genius glands of internal glandular gonads growth hair hormones human nature hyperthyroid increase individual infections influence inhibitions instinct insufficiency internal secretion interstitial cells iodine lime liver make-up male masculine material mechanism medulla menstruation mental metabolism mind muscles myxedema nerve nervous system neurasthenia normal occur organs Oscar Wilde ovaries ovum pancreas parathyroids personality physical physiologist pineal pituitary pituitocentric post-pituitary pregnancy produced psychic puberty reactions reproductive secre sex glands sexual skin species stimulation subnormal substance sugar teeth thymocentric thymus thyroid thyroxin tion tissues traits unconscious variations vegetative apparatus vegetative system viscera woman women
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Page 43 - ... influence all other cells of the body, a definite solidarity being thus established among all the cells through a mechanism other than the nervous system. . . . All the tissues (glands and other organs) have thus a special internal secretion, and so give to the blood something more than the waste products of metabolism.
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Page 23 - The thyroid gland, the pituitary gland, the adrenal glands, the thymus, the pineal, the sex glands, have yielded secrets. And certain great postulates have been established. The life of every individual, normal or abnormal, his physical appearance, and his psychic traits, are dominated largely by his internal secretions.