- 분변내 성호르몬의 분석을 통한 멸종위기 사육 오랑우탄에서의 번식형태
- ㆍ 저자명
- 정소영,김보숙,윤용달,Jung. So-Young,Kim. Bo-Sook,Yoon. Yong-Dal
- ㆍ 간행물명
- Journal of veterinary clinics
- ㆍ 권/호정보
- 2013년|30권 1호|pp.22-26 (5 pages)
- ㆍ 발행정보
- 한국임상수의학회
- ㆍ 파일정보
- 정기간행물| PDF텍스트
- ㆍ 주제분야
- 기타
To monitor the reproductive patterns of endangered orangutan, Time-resolved fluorescence immuno assay (TR-FIA) were used to analyze metabolites of sex hormones in feces. Orangutan had long-term interbirth intervals (amenorrhea) during lactation period in which the secretion of sex hormones was repressed. The concentration of progesterone in the serum of pregnant orangutan was 30fold higher than that in non-pregnant orangutan. However, the concentration of hCG during pregnant period was different from the result of other primates. The present study suggested that age is not the important factor in determining the reproduction capability, because it is rather greatly influenced by the combination of various factors. Tracing metabolites of sex hormones in orangutan feces seems to be provide the effective solution for the infertility in orangutan. This study result shows the basic data in operating conservation project for endangered orangutan.