Placental retention in a golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia). |
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| Authors: | Ellen Bronson Sharon L Deem Carlos Sanchez Suzan Murray |
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| Affiliation: | Smithsonian's National Zoological Park, 3001 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20008, USA. |
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| Abstract: | A 4-yr-old female golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) had placental retention after delivery of a stillborn fetus. Conservative therapy with oxytocin and dinoprost tromethamine did not result in placental expulsion and ovariohysterectomy was performed. Placental retention is a rare condition in humans and has not been well documented in non-human primates. |
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