Abstract
REPORTS of skin and organ transplantation, as well as of tumour induction and serial passage in laboratory animals, have casually mentioned that the duration of graft survival is enhanced by pregnancy1–3; more tumours can be induced in pregnant and adult female than in adult male rodents3. There are examples of experimental animals, unexpectedly found to be pregnant, which have been discarded from the experiment4 with this explanation. Furthermore, several workers have shown newborn mammals to be more susceptible to virus infection, and less resistant to skin or organ transplantation, than mature animals of the same species.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Heslop, R. W., Krohn, P. L., and Sparrow, E. M., J. Endocrinol., 10, 325 (1954).
Medawar, P. B., and Sparrow, E. M., J. Endocrinol., 14, 240 (1956).
Haines, R. F., Johnson, A. G., and Peteoing, H. G., Fed. Proc., 26, 934 (1967).
Brent, L., Brown, J., and Medawar, P. B., Lancet, ii, 561 (1958).
Munroe, J. S., Shipkey, F., Earlandson, R. A., Windle, W. F., J. Nat. Cancer Inst., Monograph 17 (1965).
Munroe, J. S., Symp. Zool. Soc., No. 17 (1966).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
MUNROE, J., WINDLE, W. Tumours induced by Chicken Sarcoma in Monkeys conditioned with Progesterone. Nature 216, 811–813 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/216811a0
Received:
Revised:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/216811a0
Comments
By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate.
