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Hormone from the Human Corpus Luteum of Early Pregnancy

Nature volume 143, pages 943–944 (1939)Cite this article

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THE human corpus luteum of pregnancy is cystic up to the fourth month of pregnancy. The fluid content of the luteal follicle may be as much as 1.5 c.c.

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  1. Department of Anatomy, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

    JOSEPH GILLMAN

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynæcology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

    G. SPENCE SMYTH

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GILLMAN, J., SMYTH, G. Hormone from the Human Corpus Luteum of Early Pregnancy. Nature 143, 943–944 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/143943b0

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