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SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS, 



19 10. 



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THE RETARDATION OF TPIE DEVELOPMENT OF 

 THE OVA OF THE HERRINO 



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BY 



H. C. WILLIAMSON, M.A., D.Sc, F.R.8.E. 



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