Nonsurgical technique for flushing the Macaca mulatta uterus.
The tortuous structure of the rhesus cervix has proven to be a significant obstruction to performing nonsurgical uterine lavage. Trials were conducted to develop a repeatable, nonsurgical flushing technique of the uterus. Using a modified endometrial cell sampler and a blunt trocar, a reliable technique was constructed. This technique may prove valuable for conducting nonsurgical recovery of embryos and for repeated atraumatic sampling of the rhesus uterus.
Goodeaux
L L
LL
University of Southwestern Louisiana, New Iberia Research Center.
Anzalone
C A
CA
Webre
M K
MK
Graves
K H
KH
Voelkel
S A
SA
D000818:Animals; D001755:Blastocyst; D002404:Catheterization / Q000662:veterinary; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005260:Female; D008251:Macaca / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008253:Macaca mulatta / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D010063:Ovum; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D014599:Uterus / Q000166:cytology*