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A comparison of the biochemical composition of equine follicular fluid and serum at four different stages of the follicular cycle
Author(s) -
COLLINS ANNA,
PALMER E.,
BÉZARD JACQUELINE,
BURKE JEAN,
DUCHAMP G.,
BUCKLEY T.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
equine veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 2042-3306
pISSN - 0425-1644
DOI - 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1997.tb05092.x
Subject(s) - follicular fluid , medicine , endocrinology , chemistry , albumin , creatinine , follicular phase , alkaline phosphatase , sodium , blood serum , bilirubin , triglyceride , serum albumin , serum chloride , cholesterol , biochemistry , biology , enzyme , embryo , organic chemistry , oocyte , microbiology and biotechnology
Summary Samples of blood and follicular fluid were recovered from 27 Welsh Pony mares at 4 distinct stages of follicular development. Eighteen biochemical parameters were measured in each sample, including sodium, potassium, chloride, glucose, urea, creatinine, calcium, inorganic phosphate, total bilirubin, total protein, albumin, magnesium, triglyceride, total cholesterol, nonesterified fatty acids, alkaline phosphatase, γ‐glutamyltransferase and aspartate aminotransferase. The concentrations of progesterone, 17β oestradiol and testosterone, pH and osmolarity, were also measured in all the follicular fluid samples. The concentrations of all proteins measured were lower in follicular fluid than serum whereas the reverse was true in the case of the lipids. Analysis of variance indicated that serum and follicular fluid concentrations of most of the parameters measured varied in parallel.