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THE evidence on transuterine (‘internal’) migration, that is, the passage of ova down the oviduct and uterine horn of one side into the uterine horn of the other side, has recently been summarized by Boyd and Hamilton1. They found no record of the phenomenon in any rodent on which relevant observations had been made (rabbit, guinea pig, rat and field vole). Young2 has, however, since demonstrated its occurrence in the rat.
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McLAREN, A., MICHIE, D. Transmigration of Unborn Mice. Nature 174, 844 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/174844a0
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