Title
Variations of the biochemical composition of the alpaca follicular according to the growth status of the ovarian follicle
Other title
Variaciones de la composición bioquímica del fluido folicular de la alpaca según el estado de crecimiento del folículo ovárico
Date Issued
01 December 2019
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The concentrations of total proteins, glucose, cholesterol, triglycerides, phospholipids, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, alkaline phosphatase (ALP), aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT) and 17-β-estradiol in the follicular fluid were determined in non-pregnant Huacaya alpacas in reproductive age according to the development of the ovarian follicle (size). In total, 60 slaughtered alpacas in the local slaughterhouse were used. Samples of small (<4 mm), medium (5-7 mm) and large (>7 mm) follicles were taken (n = 20 by size). The diameter of the follicles was measured with a vernier and the follicular fluid was aspirated. The samples were analysed in the Biochemistry Laboratory of the Universidad Nacional del Altiplano (Puno, Peru) using colorimetric and spectrophotometric techniques. The concentration results for small, medium and large follicles were: Total proteins (5.03, 5.68 and 7.25 g/dl), glucose (45.8, 56.4 and 69.0 mg/dl), cholesterol (3.96, 5.33 and 6.18 mg/dl) , triglycerides (17.91, 14.91 and 12.0 mg/dl), phospholipids (8.99, 6.0 and 6.11 mg/l), calcium (5.76, 8.19 and 9.58 mg/dl), phosphorus (15.69, 10.61 and 10.71 mg/dl), magnesium (2.91, 2.85 and 2.59 mg/dl), ALP (84.6, 75.4 and 75.59 IU/l), AST (238.17, 174.83 and 152.06 IU/l), ALT (24.24, 18.0 and 11.72 IU/l) and 17-β -oestradiol (0.80, 1.91 and 2.39 ng/ml). It is concluded that calcium levels increase, and levels of magnesium and alkaline phosphatase decrease as the oocyte develops, while phosphorus and phospholipid levels decrease from small follicles to medium follicles, then slightly increase in large follicles. Moreover, oestradiol content is directly related to its size.
Start page
1629
End page
1636
Volume
30
Issue
4
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Zoología, Ornitología, Entomología, ciencias biológicas del comportamiento Bioquímica, Biología molecular Ciencia veterinaria
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85079375803
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
Sources of information: Directorio de Producción Científica Scopus