Table 1 White-tailed deer fetuses (twins and triplets) collected from two prion infected does.

From: Detection of CWD prions in naturally infected white-tailed deer fetuses and gestational tissues by PMCA

Fetus ID

Gestation time (days)a

Sex

PrP polymorphisms at position 96

Fetal tissues collected

Twin001

128–130

Female

GG

Brain; parotid; peripheral nerves; kidney; spleen; liver; uterus; lymph nodes (submandibular and subscapular)

Twin002

Male

GS

Brain; parotid; peripheral nerves; kidney; spleen; liver; lung; testis; subscapular lymph node

Triplet003

154–180

Male

GS

Brain; parotid; peripheral nerves; kidney; spleen; liver; lung; testis; thymus; popliteal lymph node

Triplet004

Male

GG

Brain; parotid; peripheral nerves; kidney; spleen; liver; lung; testis; lymph nodes (submandibular and popliteal)

Triplet005

Male

GG

Brain; parotid; kidney; spleen; liver; testis; thymus; submandibular lymph node

  1. aEstimated gestation time by forehead-rump length measurements and hair pigmentation patterns.
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