Asymmetric dimethyl arginine in captive owl monkeys (Aotus sp)
André Luis de Souza Teixeira1, Welington Bandeira da Silva1,2, Liana Villela de Gouvêa1
1Postgraduate Program in Veterinary Medicine (Clinic and Animal Reproduction), School of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Fluminense University, Niterói, Brazil.
Journal of Medical Primatology
|October 12, 2022
Abstract:
Only four of 40 animals had measurable asymmetric dimethyl arginine (ADMA) levels. The young primate had the lowest value (53.4 ng/ml) when compared with the two adults (218.8 ± 9.3 ng/ml) and the elderly one (320.5 ng/ml). The ADMA levels in this study may relate to the echocardiographic abnormalities found, and possible hypertensive individuals.
