OVARIAN AND UTERINE WEIGHT CHANGES IN ASSOCIATION WITH ESTROUS PHASES OF CYCLIC FEMALE WISTAR RATS TREATED WITH ANTI-SERA AGAINST BOVINE FOLLICULAR FLUID (STEROID-FREE)
2017
Salim Hussein Jari
This is an investigative study to explore the changes in the duration of different estrus cycle stages of cyclic female Wistar rats treated with anti-sera against bovine follicular fluid-steroid-free (ANBFF-SF), and to examine the changes of ovarian and uterine weight in association with these different stages of the cycle. The current study recruited 160 cyclic rat females, which were assigned equally into two groups. At proestrus phase, the control group received 100μl/female normal saline intraperitoneally, and the treatment group received 100µl/female ANBFF-SF. The duration of the four estrous phases were determined for two consecutive cycles. For vaginal smears, scarification of 20 females/phase/group was conducted, and ovaries and uteri were removed and weighted. The findings reported potential elongation of proestrus and diestrus durations and potential shortening of diestrus duration in treatment groups compared with control, whereas metestrus and total duration showed insignificant changes. The mean weight of both ovaries and uteri weight increased significantly at estrus phase in treatment group compared with control, whereas other phases showed insignificant changes between groups. In conclusion, SFBFF-AS administration has a potent role in enhancing sexual performance of cyclic female Wistar rats.
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