title: A case report of spontaneous opening of congenitally fused labia in a female common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) followed by pregnancy and birth of twins.
abstract: A first case of spontaneous opening of congenitally fused labia (CFL phenotype) in a captive common marmoset followed by pregnancy and birth is presented here. The occurrence of this phenotype has been previously published in captive marmosets, but so far the etiology is unknown.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Reproductive Biomedicine, German Primate Center, Goettingen, Germany. edris1@web.de
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wedi
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Nayudu
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Michelmann
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002144:Callithrix / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D008098:Litter Size; D036801:Parturition; D011247:Pregnancy; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal; D014844:Vulva / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology