Table 1.

Measurements of fetus, umbilical cord and placenta in the specimens of red-rumped agouti used for the present study.

Animal No.	Stage of gestation	Uterine horn	Fetal length (cm)	Fetal weight (g)	Umbilical cord length (cm)	Placental weight (g)
1	Early to mid-gestation	Left	---	---	---	15
		Left	2	15	2	13
2	Early to mid-gestation	Right	2	15.5	2	12
3	Midgestation	Right	10	42	9.5	37
		Left	10	42	9	36
4	Midgestation	Left	10	40	9	34
5	Midgestation	Right	10.5	41	9.5	36
6	Term gestation	Right	16	100	13	78
		Left	12.5	76	9	50