Easy criterion for detection of mating in guinea pig.
Existing criteria for determining receptivity to mating in female guinea pig has been redefined on the basis of kind of cells present in vaginal smear following its opening. The animals that showed not only cornified but also predominantly cornified cells over the leucocytes show higher sperm positivity rate. It is inferred that continuous cohabitation of these animals invariably leads to successful mating.
Kitchlu
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Division of Endocrinology, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India.
Mehrotra
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PK
D000818:Animals; D003307:Copulation; D004971:Estrus; D005260:Female; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D008297:Male; D014626:Vaginal Smears