Male British Toad as a Pregnancy Test Animal

Studies on Sex Hormones. Part I. Sperm Test of pregnancy Utilizing Male Toad, Bufo melanostictus Schneid., as Test Animal

The comparative sensitivity of the male toad pregnancy test and the Friedman test.

Comparative Series A series of 452 comparisons was made in this laboratory between the Galli Mainini pregnancy test, using the English male toad, Bufo bufo, and routine Friedman pregnancy tests. The latter were made in this laboratory by Dr. A. L. Taylor, and in the University of Bristol Department of Preventive Medicine by Professor K. E. Cooper. The series covered the period from March, 1950,...

Further experiences with the male-toad pregnancy test using European species.

The satisfactory reports on the Galli Mainini male toad test for pregnancy which have been published from nearly every part of the world (Cowie, 1948 ; Bhaduri, 1951) show that the test can be performed on species of toads or frogs indigenous to the district where the laboratory is situated. In England and Europe the toads Bufo bufo (syn. B. vulgaris) and B. calamita and the frog Rana esculenta...

EVALUATION OF ISOMETRIC EXERCISE TEST AND ROLL-OVER TEST AS METHODS OF PREGNANCY

 ABSTRACT Background: The incidence of pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) which is one of the three main causes of maternal-neonatal morbidity and mortality is 5-7%, and prediction of this disorder is very important in maternal and neonatal health. Methods: The type of this study is analytical (comparative-prospective) and its purpose is to evaluate the isometric exercise test (lET) and roll-...

The chinchilla as a novel animal model of pregnancy

Several parameters are important when choosing the most appropriate animal to model human obstetrics, including gestation period, number of fetuses per gestation and placental structure. The domesticated long-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera) is a well-suited and appropriate animal model of pregnancy that often will carry only one offspring and has a long gestation period of 105-115 days....