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AN EMBRACE‐REFLEX OBSERVED IN A 5 CM HUMAN FETUS
Author(s) -
SUDMANN EINAR
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1973.tb08155.x
Subject(s) - fetus , medicine , reflex , crown rump length , obstetrics , pregnancy , anatomy , gynecology , anesthesia , biology , genetics , first trimester
Summary An embrace‐reflex was elicited in a 5 cm crown‐rump length human fetus found at operation for ectopic pregnancy. The length of the fetus corresponded to an estimated intra‐uterine life of nine to ten postovulatory weeks.