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The paper is devoted to a generalization of the Navier-Stokes equations, describing the movement of an incompressible micropolar fluid in the three-dimensional periodical case. The author extends to this model the results of \textit{W. Chen} [Differ. Integral Equ. 7, No. 1, 101--107 (1994; Zbl 0802.35116)] about the Navier-Stokes equations, related in turn to preceding contributions of C. Foias, R. Temam and others. Namely, by arguing on Fourier series representation with respect to the space variables, Gevrey regularity of the solutions is proved, with a precise bound of the Gevrey norms. The present result is of course limited to the domain of regularity of the weak Leray solutions. It is opinion of the reviewer that the use of analytic Gevrey estimates can be very important tool for the solution of the general problems of existence/uniqueness of regular/weak solutions for Navier-Stokes type equations.