14) Immunology
No publications are known to me.
15) Pathological features
I am unable to find any records of pathological features.
16) Physiologic data
Oogenesis persists into adulthood (Petterrousseaux & Bourliere, 1965).
17) Other resources
Cells strains of a female specimen are available from CRES at the Zoological Society of San Diego by contacting Dr. O. Ryder at oryder@ucsd.edu.
18) Other remarks - What additional Information is needed?
There is great need to better understand the physiology of reproduction, endocrinology and early implantation in this species.
Acknowledgement
The animal photographs in this chapter come from the Duke University Primate Center at Durham, NC through the courtesy of David Haring. But, I am most appreciative to Dean Gibson of the same facility for making the placenta available to me and for looking after the birth and rearing of this offspring.
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