Abstract
Lambs with spinal cords that had been severed near the head at 50 days of gestation were born after a shortened gestation of about 128 days. Lambs with severed spinal cords born as a twin with an intact lamb had a normal gestation of 148 days. The presence of an intact spinal cord or the signals that it might carry apparently influence the length of gestation in the ewe.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 464-467 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | American journal of obstetrics and gynecology |
| Volume | 157 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1987 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
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