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Table 1 Parameters of growth for fetuses and placentae

From: Pre-implantation exogenous progesterone and pregnancy in sheep. II. Effects on fetal-placental development and nutrient transporters in late pregnancy

Measurement

Effect

Treatment

Pregnancy type

Fetal sex

CO

P4

Single

Twin

Male

Female

Fetal weight, g

3648 ± 174.1

3776 ± 157.1

4089 ± 181.7a

3435 ± 127.2b

3916 ± 137a

3470 ± 98.7b

Fetal CRL, cm

53.1 ± 0.8

52.9 ± 1

54 ± 1

52.3 ± 0.6

53.4 ± 0.8

52.3 ± 0.9

Fetal ab. circ., cm

33.7 ± 0.7

33.1 ± 0.8

34.3 ± 0.8

32.9 ± 0.7

33.91 ± 0.6

32.6 ± 0.9

Fetal chest circ., cm

32.6 ± 0.6

33.1 ± 0.5

33.9 ± 0.5a

32.1 ± 0.5b

33.4 ± 0.4a

31.7 ± 0.7b

Placenta weight, g

602.3 ± 35.4

522.7 ± 44.7

630.7 ± 41.2

522.8 ± 36.2

503.7 ± 43.4

601.9 ± 35.4

Placental length, cm

100.6 ± 4.7

99.4 ± 6.7

116.7 ± 4.9a

87.3 ± 3.4b

92.4 ± 4.7

103.7 ± 5

Number of cotyledons

54 ± 3.7

50.6 ± 5.2

67 ± 3.6a

42.5 ± 2.7b

47.2 ± 4.3

55.6 ± 3.9

Allantoic fluid volume, mL

617.2 ± 56.1

651.9 ± 58.7

662.1 ± 68.3

609.7 ± 49.6

564.7 ± 81.7

665.6 ± 44.2

Amniotic fluid volume, mL

598.8 ± 47.6

665.9 ± 87.1

660.4 ± 55.8

602.6 ± 66.5

688.8 ± 87.5

592.4 ± 50.8

  1. Measurements of fetuses and placentae from ewes treated with either CO (n = 14) or P4 (n = 10), singleton pregnancies (n = 14) or twin pregnancies (n = 10), and male fetuses (n = 21) or female fetuses (n = 13). Values represent means ± SEM. Different superscripts within Effect columns are significantly different (P < 0.05)