Vaginal cytology, induced ovulation and gestation in the squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus)
Jarosz, S.J.; Kuehl, T.J.; Dukelow, W.R.
Biology of Reproduction 16(1): 97-103
1977
ISSN/ISBN: 0006-3363 PMID: 401653 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod16.1.97Document Number: 432794
From July through Sept., in the Northern USA, S. sciureus experience a period of anovulation and low sexual activity. The results of studies during this anovulatory period and the effects of exogenous gonadotropins on vaginal cytology, ovulation, sexual behavior and pregnancy are summarized. By increasing the level of FSH [follicle-stimulating hormone] ovulation occurred and pregnancies resulted. The theory of a decreased responsiveness of the squirrel monkey to FSH during this summer season is supported.