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Table 9 Mean (± SEM) values of Doppler parameters in the caruncular 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

11.07 ± 1.34Aa

2.10 ± 0.71A

0.95 ± 0.32a

0.87 ± 0.04Aa

1.66 ± 0.17Aa

55–70 days

14.34 ± 1.19Aa

7.91 ± 0.92B

3.99 ± 1.10b

0.36 ± 0.08B

0.73 ± 0.15B

75–90 days

17.86 ± 0.51Ab

9.13 ± 1.74D

4.84 ± 0.76b

0.42 ± 0.09B

0.79 ± 0.11b

95–110 days

26.20 ± 2.32B

10.32 ± 1.85C

3.23 ± 0.23b

0.56 ± 0.12B

0.91 ± 0.11b

130–145 days

29.18 ± 3.25B

12.21 ± 1.21C

2.42 ± 0.51c

0.52 ± 0.13b

0.89 ± 0.09b

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