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Maternal assessments (NHP)
As part of the enhanced pre- and postnatal development studies, embryo growth and heart rate in NHPs is monitored and gestational events tracked.
The monitor tracks numerous features of developing NHP fetuses, including tail abnormalities, gestational sac dimension, biparietal diameter, occipital-frontal diameter, head circumference and femur length throughout the gestation period in order to comprehensively determine risk factors in pregnant and gestating populations.
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