Physical growth of the rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta)

Wagenen, G. van; Catchpole, H. R.

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“…Yale rhesuses at the age of ca. 7.0 years (Indian-origin: van Wagenen and Catchpole, 1956) had a CRL comparable with the PRI Indian-derived rhesuses, but the latter had relatively shorter thighs and longer legs. Cayo Santiago rhesuses (Indian-origin: Turnquist and Kessler, 1989), which were reared under semi-wild conditions, were slightly larger than the PRI rhesuses not only in CRL but also in limb segment lengths by up to 13%.…”

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“…Although some morphological evaluations have been conducted on rhesuses from various localities (Fooden, 1964(Fooden, , 1971(Fooden, , 1997(Fooden, , 2000Jiang et al, 1991) and colonies (van Wagenen and Catchpole, 1956;Gavan and Hutchinson, 1973;DeRousseau and Reichs, 1987;Turnquist and Kessler, 1989;Clarke and O'Neil, 1999), detailed morphometric comparisons have not been made. In particular, only few studies have reported on the body size and proportions of macaques based on standardized morphometric methods (Iwamoto, 1971;Hamada et al, 1986Hamada et al, , 1996.…”

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Morphometrical comparison between Indian- and Chinese-derived rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

Hamada

Watanabe

Chatani

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Using standard methods, we describe the morphometric characteristics of Indian-and Chinese-derived rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) reared at the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University. The most significant morphometric difference found between the two populations was in tail length, which was ca. 45% and 35% of crown-rump length in the Indian-and Chinese-derived rhesuses, respectively. There were no major differences between the two populations in terms of the other parameters of body size/proportion, although the Chinese-derived rhesuses tended to be larger than the Indian-derived rhesuses by 2-5% and there were some differences in the proportions of extremities. This morphometric similarity can be interpreted from either phylogenetic (recent divergence) or adaptive (similarities in habitat) perspectives.

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Morphometrical comparison between Indian- and Chinese-derived rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

Hamada

Watanabe

Chatani

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“…Therefore, we chose the rhesus fetus as our experimental model because subhuman primates are biologically more similar to humans than are the lower animals. VAN WAGENEN and CATCHPOLE [25] have investigated the physical growth of the rhesus monkey and concluded that the pattern of growth parallels in a foreshortened, but remarkably similar form, that of man. The differentiation of muscle fibers for the rhesus and man has been shown histochemically to be similar [l, 121.…”

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Glycogen Synthetase, Phosphorylase, and Glycogen Content of Developing Rhesus Muscle

1969

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ExtractTotal glycogen synthetase and synthetase I (glucose 6-PO, independent) and total phosphorylase and phosphorylase a activities were determined in muscle from fetal, neonatal, infant, and adult rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) and correlated with glycogen concentrations. O n the basis of nitrogen content, glycogen levels in fetuses in the 55-to 65-day series were higher than those in fetuses in the 100-day series, but similar to those in the fetuses near term (table I). Both glycogen synthetase and phosphorylase activities were demonstrated histochemically in the immature muscle fibers from fetuses at 55, 62, and 65 days of gestation. Total synthetase activity (assayed with 10 m M glucose 6-PO,) was demonstrated quantitatively at 78 days of gestation; this activity was highest at term (table 11). No synthetase I activity could be found in the 78-and 90-day series (table 11) ; hence, it is suggested that in fetal muscle, synthetase D is responsible for the high levels of glycogen present early in gestation. No correlation between the glycogen content and the percentage of synthetase I present could be found in fetal muscle ( fig. 1). Total phosphorylase, lowest at 78 days of gestation, increased almost 10-fold by term (table 11). No significant phosphorylase a activity could be demonstrated a t 78 days; however, by 90-100 days, phosphorylase a activity was present and remained a t about the same level (2-7 %) thereafter.I t is concluded that the enzymes for glycogen formation and degradation are present in the immature muscle fibers of the rhesus fetus as early as the first third of gestation (55 days). The ratio of total synthetase to phosphorylase activities favors glycogen deposition in the younger fetus (78-125 days) and glycogen breakdown in the fetus at term. SpeculationIn adult animals, control of muscle glycogen metabolism depends greatly on hormonal activity; insulin promotes glycogen formation by increasing synthetase D to I conversion, and epinephrine causes glycogenolysis by promoting phosphorylase a formation while depressing synthetase activity. The role of hormonal control of glycogen metabolism may be less critical in fetal muscle than it is in adult muscle. If synthetase D is the active form of the enzyme in glycogen formation in fetal muscle, it would appear that at the cellular level, insulin is a less important regulator of glycogen synthesis than a metabolite control.

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“…Although the growth of many species of Macaca has been studied by many au thors,detailed studies have not been published except in the case of M. mulatta (van Wagenen and Catchpole, 1956;Watts and Gavan, 1982;Tanner et al, 1990). Moreover, such studies tend to be limited to a particular growth period and/or to certain bodily sizes.…”

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Standard Growth Patterns and Variations in Growth Patterns of the Japanese Monkeys (<i>Macaca fuscata</i>) Based on an Analysis by the Spline Function Method

Hamada

1994

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Physical growth of the rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta)

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Cited by 181 publications

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Morphometrical comparison between Indian- and Chinese-derived rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

Morphometrical comparison between Indian- and Chinese-derived rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

Glycogen Synthetase, Phosphorylase, and Glycogen Content of Developing Rhesus Muscle

Standard Growth Patterns and Variations in Growth Patterns of the Japanese Monkeys (<i>Macaca fuscata</i>) Based on an Analysis by the Spline Function Method

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