Effect on the reproductive functions of female rhesus monkeys of feeding irradiated wheat flour and potato diet.
We investigated the effects on reproductive functions of feeding adult rhesus monkeys on a diet of irradiated wheat flour and potato. Wheat flour and potatoes were exposed to 75000 and 10000 rad, respectively, of gamma-irradiation and then fed to the animals. Various parameters of reproductive function were compared with those of animals fed on unirradiated food. These were: external changes in the reproductive organs, menstrual cycle, vaginal cytology, assay of urinary hormones (oestrogens and pregnanediol), and post-mortem histopathological examination of the reproductive organs. At the end of 3 months, the experimental and control animals behaved similarly with regard to their reproductive functions.
D000818:Animals; D001831:Body Temperature; D004032:Diet / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004967:Estrogens / Q000652:urine; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000166:cytology; D005260:Female; D005514:Food Irradiation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000882:Haplorhini; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008598:Menstruation; D010053:Ovary / Q000166:cytology; D011276:Pregnanediol / Q000652:urine; D012098:Reproduction; D014908:Triticum / Q000528:radiation effects; D014599:Uterus / Q000166:cytology; D014621:Vagina / Q000166:cytology; D014675:Vegetables / Q000528:radiation effects
D004967:Estrogens; D011276:Pregnanediol