Introduction：Historical Considerations 1
PART Ⅰ．THE PRINCIPLE OF NEUROENDOCRINE INTEGRATION 7
1 Afferent Pathways 13
2 Integrative Centers 20
3 Efferent Pathways 28
4 The Target Organs 36
PART Ⅱ．PROCESSES UNDER NEUROENDOCRINE CONTROL 39
5 Reproduction 41
6 Growth and Development 110
7 Metabolic Processes 147
PART Ⅲ．ECOLOGY 165
8 Stress 167
9 Avoidance of Stress 174
PART Ⅳ．CONCLUSIONS 197
Bibliography 203
Index 277