Gynaecological diagnosis by ultrasound and the measurement of urinary sex steroid hormones in female orangutans

Abstract Gynaecological diagnoses were carried in three adult female orangutans (Pongo spp.) using ultrasound, and their estrous states were estimated by measuring urinary sex steroid hormone concentrations using enzyme immunoassay. Ultrasound diagnosis revealed that the endometrial thickness and fo...

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Main Authors: Kodzue Kinoshita, Tomoyuki Nakamura, Koichi Kimura, Mika Shimizu, Noko Kuze, Yasuhiko Ozaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-08-01
Series:Veterinary Medicine and Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.237