Restoration of reproductive potential following expiration or removal of melengestrol acetate contraceptive implants in golden lion tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 417-425

  Wood, Catherine ^a   Ballou, Jonathan D ^b   Houle, Charlene S ^b,c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Callitrichid; Captive breeding; Contraception; Golden lion tamarin; Melengestrol acetate; Population management

Indexed keywords

MELENGESTROL ACETATE; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CONTRACEPTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IMPLANT; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; LITTER SIZE; MARMOSET; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; REPRODUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; TIME; ZOO ANIMAL;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANIMALS, ZOO; BREEDING; CALLITRICHINAE; CONTRACEPTION; DRUG IMPLANTS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; LITTER SIZE; MELENGESTROL ACETATE; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REPRODUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0042200361     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2001)032[0417:RORPFE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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