Two operative technics applied in perinatal research in the rhesus monkey.
Methods for percutaneous transabdominal amniocentesis and umbilical artery cannulation as modified and applied to the perinatal study of the rhesus monkey were described. These technics proved to be reliable, reproducible, and safe when used with care and attention to sterile technic.
D000649:Amniocentesis / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D008251:Macaca / Q000502:physiology*; D008253:Macaca mulatta / Q000502:physiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014469:Umbilical Arteries