Successful artificial insemination in Lemur fulvus mayottensis.
A method is reported for collection of sperm by electrostimulation or prostatic massage in order to carry out artificial in utero insemination in Lemur fulvus mayottensis. Using fresh sperm, one success out of 7 attempts was obtained, although it was achieved with a vesiculectomized male.
Institut d'Embryologie, Faculté de Médecine, Strasbourg, France.
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Brun
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Cranz
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Ishak
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Clavert
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Hugues
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Leclerc
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Rumpler
D000818:Animals; D004971:Estrus; D005260:Female; D007315:Insemination, Artificial; D007900:Lemur / Q000502:physiology*; D007901:Lemuridae / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000502:physiology