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EARLIER we showed that an oral contraceptive, acting by inhibition of ovulation, decreases the total apparent peroxide in mice1. As a corollary to this observation it seemed worth while enquiring whether pregnancy, which also inhibits ovulation, similarly decreases peroxide.
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HORGAN, V., PHILPOT, J. Increase in Apparent Peroxide (“Pro-blue”) in Pregnant Mice. Nature 215, 526 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/215526a0
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