Evaluating the Efficacy of Ultrasonographic and Macroscopic Approaches for Pregnancy Diagnosis in Golden Hamsters
Abstract
The hamster is a popular experimental model for studying the reproductive system. However, it has always been challenging to diagnose Pregnancy and aging. In certain tiny laboratory animals, such as rabbits, rats, along with mice, ultrasonography has been used to diagnose pregnancy. The trans-abdominal ultrasound used to diagnose pregnancies and determine fetal ages in golden hamsters. Ten mature female golden hamsters were chosen and housed in a 14-hour light/10-hour dark cycle. Electrocardiogram (ECG) and Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) were used to synchronize the estrous cycle. After seven days after mating, a medical ultrasound machine equipped to use a linear 8.5 MHZ probe was used to check the hamsters every day for signs of age and pregnancy. The pregnant hamsters was put to death each day of the experiment and then dissected to obtain macroscopic fetal measures with a digital caliper. The Objective of the study was to evaluating the efficacy of ultrasonographic and macroscopic approaches for pregnancy diagnosis in golden hamsters.
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