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THE female of Trichosurus vulpecula, the common Australian phalanger or possum, has a well-developed pouch, while the male possesses in the corresponding region a large pendulous scrotum. On injecting large doses of cestrogen into males of varying ages there appeared at the sides of the scrotum skin folds which strongly suggested the formation of a rudimentary pouch, particularly in immature animals1.
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BOLLIGER, A. Experimental Production of a Pouch in the Male of Trichosurus vulpecula. Nature 150, 688–689 (1942). https://doi.org/10.1038/150688b0
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