Monitoring Ovulation and Implantation in the Cynomolgus Macaque (Macaca fascicularis) Through Evaluations of Urinary Estrone Conjugates and Progesterone Metabolites: A Technique for the Routine Evaluation of Reproductive Parameters

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Abstract
Investigations were undertaken to determine the applicability of recently reported specific radioimmunoassays for urinary estrone conjugates and progesterone metabolites for monitoring ovarian function in the cynomolgus macaque (Macaca fasciularis) and other macaque species. Mean estrone conjugate measurements appear to accurately reflect the preovulatory estrogen peak in both conceptive (n = 5) and nonconceptive (n = 6) cycles, as well as to indicate early pregnancy through increases which are significantly elevated by Day + 15 (p < 0.049) post estrone conjugates peak. The mean luteal phase levels of these progesterone metabolites are significantly elevated by Day + 14 (p < 0.012) in conceptive cycles when compared to the mean values for nonconceptive cycles.
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  • National Institutes of Health (RR00169)