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Table 6 Mean (± SEM) PI values from placental and umbilical arteries in pregnant sheep (n = 16)

From: Ultrasound parameters of early pregnancy and Doppler indices of blood vessels in the placenta and umbilical cord throughout the pregnancy period in sheep

Location of the artery

Period of pregnancy

(35–50 days)

(55–70 days)

(75–90 days)

(95–110 days)

(130–145 days)

Umbilical cord

3.01 ± 0.12A

2.79 ± 0.12A

1.65 ± 0.09A

1.48 ± 0.13a

1.17 ± 0.11a

Cotyledon

2.26 ± 0.02Ba

2.55 ± 0.14A

1.37 ± 0.10A

1.40 ± 0.06a

0.64 ± 0.17b

Caruncle

1.66 ± 0.17Bb

0.73 ± 0.15B

0.79 ± 0.11B

0.91 ± 0.11b

0.89 ± 0.09a

  1. A, a - indicate that mean values in the rows marked with different alphabets differ at p < 0.01 and p < 0.05, respectively