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XX.—Studies on Reproduction in the Albino Mouse. III. The Duration of Life of Spermatozoa in the Female Reproductive Tract

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2014

Hugo Merton
Hugo Merton
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Institute of Animal Genetics, Edinburgh
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The method of artificial insemination in the mouse, which has been used successfully only once previously (Mark and Long, 1911), has made it possible to collect exact data on the duration of life and the fertilising capacity of spermatozoa in the female genital tract. Earlier results concerning the conditions under which spermatozoa from the male genital tract attain their maximum activity (Merton, II) and the exact knowledge of the time of parturition (Merton, I) were helpful in carrying out artificial insemination during the following œstrous period.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 59 , 1940 , pp. 207 - 218
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1940

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