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A reliable method to measure presence and quantity of the toxic factor in needles of ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Laws.) was developed using embryo implantation and gestation in laboratory mice as the basis of the assay. The abortiofacient factor was present in both aqueous and acetone extracts of ponderosa pine needles. Control animals had significantly (P
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