Functional morphology of the tubular genital organs in the female owl monkey (Aotus spp.). Issue 3 (9th March 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mayor, Pedro; Takeshita, Rafaela Sayuri Cicalise; Coutinho, Leandro Nassar; Sánchez, Nofre; Gálvez, Hugo; Ique, Carlos; Ruiz, Julio Cesar; Monteiro, Frederico Ozanan Barros
• Is Part Of: Journal of medical primatology. Volume 44:Issue 3(2015)
• Page Start: 158
• Page End: 167
• Publication Date: 2015-03-09
• Subjects: Primates -- Periodicals; Primates -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Medicine, Experimental -- Periodicals; 616.02738
• DOI: 10.1111/jmp.12169
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0047-2565

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="jmp12169-abs-0001"> <title>Abstract</title> <sec id="jmp12169-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <title>Background</title> <p>Studies on reproductive morphology are important to understand the reproductive cycle of non‐human primates.</p> </sec> <sec id="jmp12169-sec-0002" sec-type="section"> <title>Methods</title> <p>This study describes the functional morphology of the adult female tubular genital organs in 41 <italic>Aotus</italic> (12.8 ± 6.8 years old, ranging from 3 to 25 years), with respect to reproductive status and number of parturitions.</p> </sec> <sec id="jmp12169-sec-0003" sec-type="section"> <title>Results</title> <p>In females with developing embryos, endometrial glands showed a higher secretion than other females, and the embryo implantation occupied this secretive endometrium. Changes in the thickening, number of layers, and keratinization in the vaginal epithelium suggest that vaginal cytology may be an indicator of the estrous cycle. Non‐pregnant multiparous females had a larger uterine body than nulliparous females. Number of parturitions and reproductive state had an impact on tubular genital organs in female owl monkeys.</p> </sec> <sec id="jmp12169-sec-0004" sec-type="section"> <title>Conclusions</title> <p>These results can be useful for the development of biotechnologies of reproduction and for improvement of the management of this species.</p> </sec> </abstract>