Publications

growth and developmental body composition of the cebus monkey (cebus albifrons).	the carcasses of 37 cebus albifrons, colombia (19 male, 17 female, 1 unknown) with ages ranging from premature stillborn to 8 yr, were analyzed for body composition. the absolute content of water, protein, fat, and ash were determined by standard techniques and were analyzed as functions of carcass weight and age. the weight of the carcass was directly proportional to the whole body weight over the entire range of weights studied. all parameters but fat were linearly related to carcass weight; t ...	1982	31991993
megaloblastic anemia and the requirement for folic acid in the cebus monkey (cebus albifrons).	to study the development of folic acid deficiency, nine 3-year-old cebus monkeys (cebus albifrons) were fed purified diets containing varying amounts of added folic acid. monkeys fed the diet without added vitamin stopped growing and then lost weight. macrocytic anemia and leukopenia developed, and megaloblastic changes were observed in precursors of both erythrocytes and leukocytes in the bone marrow. urinary excretion of formiminoglutamic acid was increased significantly in these animals compa ...	1982	32197568