Journal article
Effects of uterine position on rate of sexual development in female Mongolian gerbils
Abstract
Examination of the rate of sexual maturation of 79 female gerbils from 32 Caesarean-delivered, foster-reared litters revealed that those females that, as fetuses, occupied uterine positions adjacent to one or two males (1M and 2M females) were less likely than those females occupying uterine positions not adjacent to males (0M females) to exhibit early vaginal opening. Our data further indicated that the uterine environment provided by …
Authors
Clark MM; Galef BG
Journal
Physiology & Behavior, Vol. 42, No. 1, pp. 15–18
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 1988
DOI
10.1016/0031-9384(88)90253-3
ISSN
0031-9384