Ellett, Mildred Harris2019-04-0819641964b14618229https://hdl.handle.net/2144/34520Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston UniversityPLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you.The possibility that oxytocin plays a role in initiating ovulation has been suggested (Hartman, 1962). Moreover, bioassays of the posterior lobes of the pituitary of the hen previous to and after oviposition indicate a depletion of oxytocic content for oviposition, and a subsequent reaccumulation, thus implicating oxytocin in a process closely related to ovulation [TRUNCATED].en-USThesis/Dissertation1171902573326499187765520001161