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HERE I report some new and unexpected findings on the role of the pituitary in the reproductive cycle of the tammar wallaby, Macropus eugenii. My results suggest a pituitary suppression of the corpus luteum during the seasonal embryonic diapause found in this species. They may have some relevance to the hormonal control of the analogous seasonal delayed implantation of eutherian species such as the badger, Meles meles1; the roe deer, Capreolus capreolus2; and the black bear, Ursus americanus3.
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HEARN, J. Pituitary Inhibition of Pregnancy. Nature 241, 207–208 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/241207a0
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