Pathology of Captive Moustached Tamarins (Saguinus mystax)

• Published in: Comparative medicine Vol. 58; no. 2; pp. 188 - 195
• Main Authors: Gozalo, A.S, Cheng, L.I, St Claire, M.E, Ward, J.M, Elkins, W.R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Association for Laboratory Animal Science 01.04.2008
• Subjects: animal disease models; animal pathology; Animals; Cardiomyopathies - pathology; Cardiomyopathies - veterinary; colitis; Colitis - pathology; Colitis - veterinary; colitis cystica profunda; colon; Colon - pathology; Cysts - pathology; Cysts - veterinary; disease incidence; Female; fibrosis; Fibrosis - pathology; Fibrosis - veterinary; glomerulonephritis; Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative - pathology; Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative - veterinary; heart; Hepatocytes - pathology; histopathology; Intestinal Mucosa - pathology; kidneys; laboratory animals; lesions (animal); liver; Male; Monkey Diseases - pathology; monkeys; myocardial fibrosis; Non-human Primate models; Peliosis Hepatis - pathology; Peliosis Hepatis - veterinary; Saguinus; Vacuoles - pathology

The pathology of 33 moustached tamarins (Saguinus mystax) previously used in hepatitis A and GB virus studies is reported. Chronic lesions in colon, heart, and kidney were common in the monkeys and appeared not to be due to the experimental exposures. Colitis cystica profunda (CCP), a disease that a...