Table 1 Summary of species and the different techniques utilized on the tissue samples collected

capybara (H. hydrochaeris)

(150 days)

end of gestation (90–140 days)

X

X

X

paca (A. paca)

(150 days)

middle third of gestation (45–70 days)

X

X

agouti (D. leporine)

(106 days)

5

middle of gestation (35–50 days)

X

X

X

rock cavy (K. rupestris)

(76 days)

5

end of gestation (60–75 days)

X

X

guinea pig (C. porcellus)

(72 days)

3

early (around 10 days), middle (around 35 days) and late (around 70 days) gestation

X

X