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Gestational Changes in Connective Tissue in the Ewe

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IN a previous communication1, various gross changes in the pelvic region of the pregnant ewe were described. Studies on pelvic relaxation in this animal have now been extended to include microscopic examination of pelvic connective tissue structures at different gestational stages.

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BASSETT, E. Gestational Changes in Connective Tissue in the Ewe. Nature 181, 196–197 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/181196a0

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