Preliminary tests of a new reversible male contraceptive in bush dog, Speothos venaticus: Open-ended vasectomy and microscopic reversal

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 313-317

  DeMatteo, Karen ^a,b,d   Silber, Sherman ^c   Porton, Ingrid ^a   Lenahan, Kathy ^c   Junge, Randall ^a   Asa, Cheryl ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS ZOO   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bush dogs; Male contraception; Open ended vasectomy; Reversible sterilization; Speothos venaticus; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; METATHERIA; PRIMATES; RODENTIA; SPEOTHOS VENATICUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 33749476091     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/05-069.1     Document Type: Article

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