Title
Composition of the folicular fluid of alpaca (Vicugna pacos) in different states of development
Other title
[Composición del fluido folicular de alpaca (vicugna pacos) en diferentes estadios de desarrollo]
Date Issued
01 January 2010
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Médico Veterinario y Zootecnista-Práctica privada
Publisher(s)
Universidad de Cordoba
Abstract
The knowledge of the composition of the follicular fluid is needed as an indicative of certain nutritional necessities of the oocite, that which would help to the formulation of culture media for gametes; the objectives of the present work were to determine the quantity of total proteins, albumin, glucose, total lípids and cholesterols of secondary and tertiary follicles fluids. The samples were collected at slaughter of alpacas, and frozen. The composition was determined by means of the espectrofotometric techniques. The results indicate the following quantities: total protein (g/dl) 8.26 and 7.26; albumin (g/dl) 4.75 and 5.29; glucose (g/ l) 3.56 and 3.31; total lipids (g/l) 0.3815 and 0.2775; cholesterol (g/dl) 0.1039 and 0.09375 in secondary (<7 mm) and tertiary (>7 mm) follicles respectively. These results indicate that the fluid of secondary follicles can also be used in the enrichment of culture media for gametes in this species.
Start page
451
End page
454
Volume
59
Issue
227
Language
(Other)
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria
Zoología, Ornitología, Entomología, ciencias biológicas del comportamiento
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-77955042990
Source
Archivos de Zootecnia
ISSN of the container
00040592
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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