Ontogeny of fetal movements in the guinea pig

• Published in: Physiology & behavior Vol. 98; no. 3; pp. 338 - 344
• Main Authors: van Kan, C.M., de Vries, J.I.P., Lüchinger, A.B., Mulder, E.J.H., Taverne, M.A.M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Inc 07.09.2009; Elsevier
• Subjects: Age; Animals; Behavioral psychophysiology; Biological and medical sciences; Female; Fetal Development - physiology; Fetal Movement - physiology; Fetal movements; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gestational Age; Guinea pig; Guinea Pigs - embryology; Movement quality; Movement quantity; Pregnancy; Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Ultrasonography; Ultrasonography, Prenatal; Pregnancy; Movement quantity; Fetal movements; Movement quality; Guinea pig; Ultrasonography; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Rodentia; Fetus

Assessment of fetal motility is an approach to evaluate the development and function of the nervous system before birth. Reference values for the time of first occurrence and the incidence of normal fetal movements are indispensable for studies in which prenatal motor activity is applied as a model...