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Conceptus competition for uterine space: different strategies exhibited by the Meishan and Yorkshire pig.
Journal of animal science - 1 May 2002
Vonnahme K A, Wilson M E, Ford S P
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Our laboratory has demonstrated that Yorkshire placentae increase in size and surface area during the final third of gestation. In contrast, Meishan placental size remains constant during late gestation, but the density of blood vessels at the placental-endometrial interface increases markedly. Preliminary observations from our laboratory suggest that if one of two adjacent Meishan fetuses dies, the placenta of...
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