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WATER RELATIONS OF EARLY EMBRYOGENESIS
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1978.tb10496.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 85, Issue 4, pages 254–259, April 1978
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GOOD, W. .. (1978), WATER RELATIONS OF EARLY EMBRYOGENESIS. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 85: 254–259. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1978.tb10496.x
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- Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
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Attention is drawn to the changes in maternal serum osmolality that accompany ovulation, fertilization and early embryogenesis, and the possible significance of those changes is discussed in relation to the sequence of development. From these considerations it is tentatively concluded that maternal hydration influences all stages of early development, and that transient derangement of maternal body fluid regulation could, therefore, be a significant factor in the aetiology of fetal malformations.