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Measurement of Female Genital Organs in Female Miniature Pigs
Author(s) -
Ahn Dongchoon,
Lee Yongseung,
Park Chookeun
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.21.5.a223
Subject(s) - vagina , cervix , uterine horns , oviduct , ampulla , uterus , medicine , anatomy , pyometra , estrous cycle , gynecology , andrology , cancer
In order to develop of the artificial insemination catheter for miniature pig, we measured the size of genital organs in the 5 female pigs. Miniature pigs were sacrificed under anesthesia with ketamine at 48 hours after intramuscular injection of 4mg of estradiol benzoate. The weights of ovary are 5.2±2.2g and 4.5±1.1g in right and left, respectively. The length of genital tract were as follows: uterine tube; 182.2±58.8mm, uterine horn; 852±102.3 mm, uterine body; 17.1±4.2 mm, cervix of uterus; 89.0±15.2 mm, vagina; 91.6±9.3 mm, vestibule of vagina; 46.4±2.5 mm, respectively. The diameter of ampulla of oviduct was 7.1±0.7 mm, isthmus of oviduct 3.8±0.5 mm, uterine horn 22.0±1.1 mm, thick portion of the cervix 26.0±1.6 mm, thin portion of the cervix 16.6±1.4 mm, vagina 16.7±2.9 mm, and vestibule of vagina 19.9±2.3 mm, respectively. The number of large cervical pulvini was 3.8±1.1 and small 6.6±1.7. The number of folds formed by the pulvini was 6.6±1.5. The length of pudendal cleft was 18.8±3.5 mm. These results might be helpful to develop the catheter and also to compare with the data from commercial pigs. (This work was supported by the Research on the Production of Bioorgans (No. 200503020302), Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Republic of Korea)