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Table 8 Mean (± SEM) values of Doppler parameters in the cotyledonary artery during consecutive stages of pregnancy in 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

Period of pregnancy

Parameters

PSV (cm/s)

EDV (cm/s)

PSV/EDV

RI

PI

35–50 days

10.33 ± 0.17Aa

0.00A

NO

1.00A

2.26 ± 0.02A

55–70 days

13.18 ± 0.61A

0.04 ± 0.02A

12.03 ± 2.81a

1.00A

2.55 ± 1.14A

75–90 days

14.49 ± 0.76Ab

3.30 ± 0.34B

12.62 ± 4.42a

0.75 ± 0.03B

1.37 ± 0.10Ba

95–110 days

22.25 ± 0.79B

6.10 ± 0.41C

3.78 ± 0.33b

0.67 ± 0.03B

1.40 ± 0.06Ba

130–145 days

22.87 ± 3.32B

12.10 ± 1.13D

1.77 ± 0.48b

0.35 ± 0.12C

0.64 ± 0.17Bb

  1. A, a - indicate that mean values in the rows marked with different alphabets differ at p < 0.01 and p < 0.05, respectively
  2. NO – incalculable value