THE EFFECT OF HYPOPHYSECTOMY ON GESTATION IN THE RAT

21 August 1931

journal article
research article
Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science

Vol. 74 (1912) , 206
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.74.1912.206

Abstract

In 43 pregnant rats complete removal of anterior and posterior lobes was followed by death at the end of a prolonged pregnancy, unless, as in 1 case, the mother''s life was saved by removal of the fetuses from the uterus.