Intrauterine infections in nonhuman primates.
Gross and histologic examination of five nonhuman primate placentas revealed inflammatory processes, either of the ascending type, with chorioamnionitis and fetal vasculitis, or of the hematogenous type with villitis. These reactions were similar to those occurring in man, with known implications for perinatal outcome.
D000818:Animals; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D002521:Cercopithecus; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000882:Haplorhini; D007239:Infections / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D010920:Placenta / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012453:Saimiri; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary