Human Physiology
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Author: Fox, Stuart Ira
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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The proposed mechanisms to time the onset of parturition in sheeps and humans.
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The time period for which the growing fetus lives inside the mother’s womb is termed as the gestation period. After the fetus has completely grown, signals are released from the fully-grown fetus to leave the mother’s body. This process of delivery of the fully-grown fetus is called parturition.
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