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Table 1 Investigated material of Galea spixii

From: Chorioallantoic placentation in Galea spixii (Rodentia, Caviomorpha, Caviidae)

Phase of pregnancy

Number of animals

Gestation-al days

Crown-rump length (CRL)

Diameter of the placenta

Initial pregnancy

3

< 9

< 10 mm

4 – 8 mm

Early pregnancy

3

9 – 12

11 – 28 mm

9 – 12 mm

Mid gestation

7

16 – 32

36 – 73 mm

13 – 18 mm

Near term to term

5

36 – 48

76 – 110 mm

20 – 35 mm

  1. Investigated stages used by the authors in this study. All material was derived from a breeding group at the Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil and is housed at the University of Sao Paulo, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brasil.