[Experimental findings concerning the effect of alcohol on fertilization]

Experiments were conducted on golden hamsters. A study was made of the effect of alcohol on the fertilization process and the early stages of embryonic development. In chronic alcoholism there occurred deviations in the early development of the embryos. A single inebriation, particularly during rut and mating, caused disturbances in the fertilization and polyspermia became greater. An experimental model for the establishment and studying the disturbances of fertilization resulting from the action not only of alcohol, but also of other substances and preparations, is suggested.