Effectivness of the GnRH analogue deslorelin as a reversible contraceptive in a neotropical primate, the Common Marmoset Callithrix Jacchus (Mammalia: Primates: Callitrichidae)

Effectivness of the GnRH analogue deslorelin as a reversible contraceptive in a neotropical primate, the Common Marmoset Callithrix Jacchus (Mammalia: Primates: Callitrichidae)

<p>Deslorelin is a synthetic GnRH analogue, which is being used as a contraceptive in animals by acting as a gonadal suppressant.  The product Suprelorin (Virbac, Australia) contains deslorelin as a biocompatible, slow release subcutaneous implant. The continuous release of deslorelin provokes...

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Main Authors: Derek A. Rosenfield, P. Viau, C. A. Oliveira, Cristiane Schilbach Pizzutto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2016-04-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Subjects:
Callitrix jacchus
deslorelin
GnRH analogue
non-invasive analysis
reversible contraception.
Online Access:http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2305

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