Lanterna Rally

Author: Raymond Pearl

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-28

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9780265853429

Excerpt from A Case of Triplet Calves: With Some General Considerations Regarding Multiple Gestation in Normally Uniparous Animals The mere fact Of the occurrence Of multiple pregnancies in forms normally bearing but one young at a time presents a deeply interesting problem in the physiology of reproduction. It means that the reproductive mechanism is not functioning in the normal or usual manner. But just where and what is the change from normal? Is the occurrence Of twins and trip lets due to a departure from the normal in the functioning Of the ovary, or Of the tubes and uterus? Or in a word what is the physiological basis of the occurrence of multiple gestation° It is, of course. An Observation as Old as history itself, that in the great majority (if not all) mammals where one young at a birth is the normal condition multiple gestations occasionally occur. Even in man nearly the slowest in rate Of reproduc tion Of all mammals, there are occasionally as many as 4. 5, or 6 young at a Single birthf' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.