Ovarian and Uterine Ultrasonography in Aotus azarai infulatus

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• 作者：Frederico Ozanan Barros Monteiro ; Leandro Nassar Coutinho ; Eliane do Socorro de Souza Pompeu ; Paulo Henrique Gomes de Castro ; Celsemy Eleut¨¦rio Maia ; Washington Luis Assun??o Pereira and Wilter Ricardo Russiano Vicente
• 关键词：Aotus spp. ; gynecology ; New World primates ; ultrasound
• 刊名：International Journal of Primatology
• 出版年：2009
• 出版时间：April, 2009
• 年：2009
• 卷：30
• 期：2
• 页码：327-336
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We evaluated the uterus and ovaries of owl monkeys (Aotus azarai infulatus) via gynecological ultrasound examination. We evaluated the subjects in 2 different time periods. The first period (P1) was characterized by the absence of mating, with daily examinations, during 4 mo (n = 10). At the end of P1, we paired the subjects for 30 d, but without ultrasonographic evaluation. The second period (P2) was characterized by the presence of mating, with examinations once a week, during 7 consecutive months (n = 9). We evaluated the uterus and ovaries in sagittal and transverse scans, using a 5–12 MHz linear array probe. The uterine volume (UV) was directly proportional to the number of previous parturitions. The right ovary volume (RtOV) is greater than the left (LtOV) in P1 and P2. There is a positive correlation (p < 0.05) between the females’ mass, RtOV (r = 0.28) and LtOV (r = 0.16).