title: The opossum (Didelphis virginiana Kerr) as a biomedical model. 3. Breeding the opossum in captivity: methods.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001947:Breeding; D003307:Copulation; D004971:Estrus; D005260:Female; D005306:Fertilization; D006799:Housing, Animal; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000662:veterinary; D009893:Opossums / Q000502:physiology*; D010060:Ovulation; D010173:Palpation; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011790:Quarantine; D012621:Seasons; D013151:Spiruroidea; D013997:Time Factors; D014621:Vagina / Q000166:cytology; D014626:Vaginal Smears; D014886:Weaning