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Embryonic development in Erythrocebus patas
Author(s) -
Binkerd P. E.,
Hendrickx A. G.,
Rice J. M.,
Palmer A. E.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
american journal of primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1098-2345
pISSN - 0275-2565
DOI - 10.1002/ajp.1350060103
Subject(s) - embryogenesis , biology , embryo , nonhuman primate , primate , anatomy , zoology , andrology , physiology , evolutionary biology , microbiology and biotechnology , neuroscience , medicine
The developmental stages of 12 Erythrocebus patas embryos, ranging in gestational age from 30 to 50 days, is described. The pattern of embryogenesis in E. patas closely parallels the anatomic characteristics of human and other nonhuman primate embryos between stages 12 and 23. However, there is a delay in development in E. patas similar to that observed in human embryos which differs from the macaques and baboons. This temporal difference in the embryonic period is an important factor in the design and analysis of early pregnancy studies in this species.