- Placental retention in a golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia).
Placental retention in a golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia).
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (2007-02-23)
Ellen Bronson, Sharon L Deem, Carlos Sanchez, Suzan Murray
PMID17312734
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.