Under usual conditions, the growth of the suckling mouse is limited by the quantity of mother's milk available.
As this limitation is removed the growth curve approaches a parabola, which is abruptly interrupted at the end of the second week, when the natural process of weaning begins.
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Copyright, 1930, by The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research
1930
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