A simple orchidometric method for the preliminary assessment of maturity status in male cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) used for nonclinical safety studies

Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 32-37

  Ku, Warren W ^a   Pagliusi, Frank ^b   Foley, George ^c   Roesler, Alfred ^a   Zimmerman, Thomas ^d  

^a PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b AMGEN INC   (United States)

^c ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Macaca fascicularis; Male; Methods; Monkeys; Non human primates; Orchidometry; Sexual maturity; Testis; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; HISTOLOGY; MACACA; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; ORCHIDOMETRY; PALPATION; SEXUAL MATURATION; SEXUAL MATURITY; TESTIS SIZE; TESTIS WEIGHT; TOXICITY TESTING;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; EPIDIDYMIS; LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PALPATION; PROSTATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS;

MACACA FASCICULARIS; PRIMATES;

EID: 72149127388     PISSN: 10568719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2009.10.006     Document Type: Article

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