title: Nonsurgical technique for flushing the Macaca mulatta uterus.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Southwestern Louisiana, New Iberia Research Center.
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Goodeaux
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Anzalone
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Webre
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Graves
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Voelkel
mesh_terms: 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*