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Reciprocal Egg Transplantations to study the Embryo–Uterine Relationship in Heat- induced Failure of Pregnancy in Rabbits

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PREGNANCY in rats1, mice2 and ewes3 is adversely affected by high ambient temperature. Experiments described here were undertaken to see if rabbits, too, fall in this category ; and if so, whether the heat acts directly on the embryos, the uterus, or both.

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    Present address: Artificial Insemination Centre, Kaira District Co-operative Milk Producers' Union, Ltd., Anand, India

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SHAH, M. Reciprocal Egg Transplantations to study the Embryo–Uterine Relationship in Heat- induced Failure of Pregnancy in Rabbits. Nature 177, 1134–1135 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/1771134a0

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