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Science 10 June 1960:
Vol. 131. no. 3415, pp. 1737 - 1738
DOI: 10.1126/science.131.3415.1737
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Hypothesis Concerning the Role of Follicular Contractions in Ovulation

H. J. Lipner 1 and Barry A. Maxwell 1

1 Division of Physiology, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee

Autotransplants of ovarian tissue in the anterior chamber of the eye may be studied in the lightly anesthetized rabbit. Individual follicles in such implants, consisting of two to five follicles, have been observed to contract after subcutaneous injection of urine of pregnant women. after application of rat pituitary homogenate to the cornea, and 9 to 10 hours after cervical stimulation.

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