title: The use of transabdominal palpation to determine the course of pregnancy in the marmoset (Callithrix jacchus).
abstract: Transabdominal palpation was used to determine maturity, course of pregnancy and post-partum changes in marmosets throughout seventy-four full-term pregnancies. The accuracy of the technique is compared with that of other methods of studying the course of pregnancy in this species.
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000818:Animals; D002143:Callitrichinae / Q000502:physiology*; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D007746:Labor Presentation; D010053:Ovary / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D010173:Palpation / Q000379:methods*; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011270:Pregnancy, Animal; D012741:Sexual Maturation; D014599:Uterus / Q000033:anatomy & histology