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Sonographic assessment of nongravid female macaques ( Macaca mulatta and Macaca fascicularis )
Author(s) -
Tarantal Alice F.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of medical primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1600-0684
pISSN - 0047-2565
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0684.1992.tb00595.x
Subject(s) - macaque , rhesus macaque , uterus , physiology , reproductive tract , primate , biology , endometriosis , medicine , gynecology , anatomy , endocrinology , immunology , neuroscience , paleontology
Sonographic monitoring of the reproductive tract in the nongravid female macaque provides a means for assessing normal anatomy and pathologic change involving the uterus and adnexal structures. Animals with reduced reproductive potential can be identified and diagnoses frequently confirmed with the use of ultrasound‐guided aspiration/biopsy. The importance of these observations is twofold: (1) for the maintenance of a healthy reproductive colony, and (2) as a means of identifying animals for use as models for human health problems, such as endometriosis.