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Pregnancy, Animal

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Definition: The process of bearing developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero in non-human mammals, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.  IM for articles on normal animal pregn but check also tag PREGNANCY; for NIM animal pregnancy do not index PREGNANCY, ANIMAL: merely check tag PREGNANCY; check tags ANIMALS & FEMALE also; Manual 18.4.6; DF: PREGN ANIMAL   
See Also Animals, Newborn
Examples Litter Size
Other names Pregnancies, Animal; Animal Pregnancy; Animal Pregnancies
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
decidualization-associated protein, rat  0   *Glycoproteins *Pregnancy-Associated alpha 2-Macroglobulins Decidua/physiology Pregnancy, Animal. J Reprod Fertil. 1996;108(2):289-98

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