Mating and Pregnancy and the Rabbit Oviduct

Author

Robert Wallach

Date of Award

1-1-1960

Document Type

Open Access Thesis

Degree Name

Medical Doctor (MD)

First Advisor

Dr. Luigi Mastroianni, Jr.

Abstract

[From the Summary] Ten rabbits were fitted with an apparatus for the continuous collection of oviduct fluid. A uniform rate of secretion was maintained for several days. Eight rabbits were then successfully mated. Five mated animals, found to be pregnant, showed a drop in the secretory rate to one-half the initial rate. Two mated animals, thought to be pseudopregnant, showed a drop in secretory rate to two-thirds and three-fifths of the initial rate. One mated animal, found to be neither pregnant nor pseudopregnant, showed no drop in secretory rate. We ma conclude, therefore, that there is a reduction of the secretory rate of the rabbit oviduct in pregnancy to approximately one-half its rate prior to mating. Preliminary data concerning the composition of oviduct fluid in the rabbit are presented.

Comments

This is an Open Access Thesis.

Recommended Citation

Wallach, Robert, "Mating and Pregnancy and the Rabbit Oviduct" (1960). Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library. 533.
https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/ymtdl/533