Composition of the fetal fluids in African antelopes |
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Authors: | Petr Hradecký |
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Affiliation: | Zoological Garden, CS-54401 Dv?r Králové, Czechoslovakia |
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Abstract: | Twenty-four samples of amniotic and allantoic fetal fluids were collected from 15 African antelopes of 11 species and subspecies. Two samples were taken from delivered placentas and the rest were from animals that died during pregnancy or parturition. Data on the sex, development (crown-rump length) and age (trimester of pregnancy) of fetuses, fluid volumes, pH, and 18 biochemical parameters were obtained wherever conditions permitted. Collecting data on fetal fluids in zoo and wild animals may help evaluate both normal and pathological pregnancies. |
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Keywords: | Antelopes biochemical values amniotic fluid allantoic fluid |
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