Unilateral ovarian absence in a Black-headed Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri vanzolinii Ayres, 1985), a threatened neotropical primate species

作者：Lopes Gerson P; Brito Adriel B; Santos Regiane R^*; Domingues Sheyla F S; Paim Fernanda P; Queiroz Helder L

来源：Journal of Medical Primatology, 2017, 46(3): 87-89.

DOI：10.1111/jmp.12263

• Amazonia
• female tract
• histology
• morphology
• non-human primate
• ovarian agenesis

Ovarian agenesis is an unusual anomaly with traumatic or congenital origin. In the present case report, we describe our findings in a senile S.vanzolinii female. As this neotropical primate species is listed as vulnerable, with limited geographic distribution in the Brazilian Amazonia, ovarian agenesis may be an important finding to be reported.

• 出版日期2017-6