2. Noun. The persistence of the corpus luteum following infertile copulation in some mammals ¹
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Definition of Pseudopregnancy
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Pseudopregnancy
Literary usage of Pseudopregnancy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"The best combinations for the mechanical induction of pseudopregnancy were
comparable to those male behaviors normally seen during mating. ..."
2. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"ESTRADIOL RECEPTORS IN RABBIT CL estradiol changed little over the period of Days
2, 4, and 6 of pseudopregnancy. Figure 6 also demonstrates that ..."
3. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"Ovulation without fertilization commonly leads to a condition of pseudopregnancy.
Experimentally, pseudopregnancy can be induced most successfully by the ..."
4. Mammalian Models for Research on Aging by Institute Of Laboratory Animal Resources, Bennett J. Cohen, National Research Council Staff (1981)
"... repeated periods of pseudopregnancy with many corpora lutea secreting high
levels of progesterone. It is not known whether ovulation occurs. ..."
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