Placentation in dolphins from the Amazon River Basin: the Boto, Inia geoffrensis, and the Tucuxi, Sotalia fluviatilis

A recent reassessment of the phylogenetic affinities of cetaceans makes it timely to compare their placentation with that of the artiodactyls. We studied the placentae of two sympatric species of dolphin from the Amazon River Basin, representing two distinct families. The umbilical cord branched to...

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Published in:	Reproductive biology and endocrinology Vol. 5; no. 1; p. 26
Main Authors:	da Silva, Vera M F, Carter, Anthony M, Ambrosio, Carlos E, Carvalho, Ana F, Bonatelli, Marina, Lima, Marcelo C, Miglino, Maria Angelica
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BioMed Central Ltd 28-06-2007 BioMed Central BMC
Subjects:	Allantois - anatomy & histology Allantois - blood supply Allantois - physiology Amnion - anatomy & histology Amnion - blood supply Amnion - physiology Animals Brazil Capillaries - anatomy & histology Capillaries - physiology Delphinidae Dolphins Dolphins - anatomy & histology Dolphins - physiology Endometrium - anatomy & histology Endometrium - blood supply Endometrium - physiology Epithelium - anatomy & histology Epithelium - physiology Female Health aspects Phylogeny Placenta Placenta - anatomy & histology Placenta - blood supply Placenta - physiology Placental Circulation - physiology Pregnancy Properties Umbilical Cord - anatomy & histology Umbilical Cord - physiology Brazil
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