Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy of the rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta).

Publication Type	Academic Article
Authors	Strumpf I, Bacher J, Gadek J, Morin M, Crystal R
Journal	Lab Anim Sci
Volume	29
Issue	6
Pagination	785-8
Date Published	12/01/1979
ISSN	0023-6764
Keywords	Bronchi, Bronchoscopy, Lung, Macaca, Macaca mulatta
Abstract	Using a flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope, 10 rhesus monkeys were bronchoscoped 30 times without complication. The bronchoscopic anatomy was found to be similar to that of the human except for the presence of a right cardiac lobe in the monkey.
PubMed ID	119111