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Spontaneous Abortion and Preterm Labor and Delivery in Nonhuman Primates: Evidence from a Captive Colony of Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

BACKGROUND: Preterm birth is a leading cause of perinatal mortality, yet the evolutionary history of this obstetrical syndrome is largely unknown in nonhuman primate species. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We examined the length of gestation during pregnancies that occurred in a captive chimpanzee...

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Autores principales: Wildman, Derek E., Uddin, Monica, Romero, Roberto, Gonzalez, Juan M., Than, Nandor Gabor, Murphy, Jim, Hou, Zhuo-Cheng, Fritz, Jo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3174954/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21949724
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0024509