title: Atypical nuclear structures in the buccal mucosal cells of the rhesus monkey.
abstract: During evaluation of cytologic buccal samples obtained from nine female rhesus monkeys over a period corresponding to three menstrual cycles, unusual nuclear changes were observed in the exfoliated cells. The changes ranged from small nuclear protrusions to bi-lobed and multi-lobed structures.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002610:Cheek; D005260:Female; D000882:Haplorhini; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008297:Male; D008598:Menstruation; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D014621:Vagina / Q000648:ultrastructure