title: Establishment of vertebral heart scale in the growth period of the Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata).
abstract: We performed a thoracic X-ray examination of 56 Japanese macaques to obtain normal reference values for vertebral heart scale (VHS). Mean VHS was 10.25 +/- 0.94 v. In males, mean VHS was 10.56 +/- 0.73 v, with no significant correlation to age or weight. In contrast, mean VHS in females was 9.97 +/- 1.03 v, and tended to decrease with increasing age and weight. These findings will facilitate the diagnosis of cardiac disease in Japanese macaques in the future.
authors.affiliation: College of Bioresource Science, Nihon University.
authors.forename: Mai
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koie
authors.forename: Shunsaku
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iwaki
authors.forename: Tsuneo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Kiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kanayama
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taira
authors.forename: Takeo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakai
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000254:growth & development*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary; D007564:Japan; D008251:Macaca / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000254:growth & development*; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D012727:Sex Characteristics