Placentation in agouti (Dasyprocta aguti, CARLETON, M.D.): morphologic aspects

Authors

  • Rosângela Felipe Rodrigues Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Cirurgia, São Paulo, SP
  • Maria Angelica Miglino Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Cirurgia, São Paulo, SP
  • Rosa Helena dos Santos Ferraz Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Cirurgia, São Paulo, SP
  • Luciano de Morais-Pinto Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Cirurgia, São Paulo, SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1413-95962003000200007

Keywords:

Agouti, Morphology, Placenta, Rodents

Abstract

The agouti is a wild rodent found in the south of Central America and in tropical regions of South America, especially in the Northern, Northeastern and Southeastern regions of Brazil. These animals represent an important socio-economic factor in the North and Northeastern regions of Brazil since they provide animal protein. For this paper 07 agouti (Dasyprocta aguti) placentas were used, in differents stages of gestation. The placenta presents a spherical shape and lobular structure connecting to the uterus by means of a mesoplacenta. Fetal blood flows from the interlobium to the center of the lobe, that is, centripetally, while maternal blood flows centrifugally.

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Published

2003-01-01

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 2 (2003)

Section

UNDEFINIED

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How to Cite

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Rodrigues RF, Miglino MA, Ferraz RH dos S, Morais-Pinto L de. Placentation in agouti (Dasyprocta aguti, CARLETON, M.D.): morphologic aspects. Braz. J. Vet. Res. Anim. Sci. [Internet]. 2003 Jan. 1 [cited 2024 Nov. 12];40(2):133-7. Available from: https://revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/11375