title: Placental and foetal weight in the nude mouse.
abstract: Placental and foetal weight and litter size were studied on the 18th day of pregnancy in the athymic nude mouse. Placental weight and litter size were unaffected by the absence of a thymus. Foetal weight was reduced, probably as a result of the health status of such animals.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008098:Litter Size; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D008819:Mice, Nude / Q000502:physiology*; D009929:Organ Size; D010641:Phenotype; D010920:Placenta / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D011247:Pregnancy