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Plasma and follicular fluid fatty acid profiles in dairy cows.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19055554     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Composition of follicular fluid to which the preovulatory follicle is exposed may be one of the major factors determining subsequent fertility, as fatty acids are a precursor of hormones involved in dominance, ovulation and atresia mechanisms. The objective of this paper is to observe fatty acid profiles in various lipid classes according to estrogenic activity of follicles. For each of the 18 cows, we analysed plasma and follicular fluid fatty acid profiles of phospholipids, non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA), cholesteryl esters and triglycerides fractions. Follicles were classified as active (ratio oestrogen to progesterone E2/P4 > 1) and inactive (E2/P4 < 1). For seven cows, we get both types of follicles, six had only one active follicle and five cows had only one inactive follicle. The NEFA profile for palmitic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, C20:3n6, arachidonic acid and docosapentaenoic acid (DPA; p < 0.001) is different between inactive and active follicles and plasma. Compared with active follicular fluid and plasma, follicular fluid of inactive follicles showed lower stearic acid, higher oleic acid, arachidonic acid and DPA (p < 0.05) in phospholipids. No significant differences were observed in the cholesteryl ester fraction, which is composted mainly of linoleic acid. Triglyceride concentrations were too low to get reliable results. This study suggests that follicles have a specific fatty acid metabolism depending on oestrogen activity.
Authors:
B Renaville; N Bacciu; A Comin; M Motta; I Poli; G Vanini; A Prandi
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2008-12-02
Journal Detail:
Title:  Reproduction in domestic animals = Zuchthygiene     Volume:  45     ISSN:  1439-0531     ISO Abbreviation:  Reprod. Domest. Anim.     Publication Date:  2010 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-02-08     Completed Date:  2010-04-26     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9015668     Medline TA:  Reprod Domest Anim     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  118-21     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Fisiologia Veterinaria e Nutrizione, Facolt? di Medicina Veterinaria, Universit? degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Italy.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Arachidonic Acid / analysis,  blood
Cattle / metabolism*
Cholesterol Esters / analysis,  blood
Estradiol / analysis
Fatty Acids / analysis*,  blood*
Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / analysis,  blood
Female
Follicular Fluid / chemistry*
Linoleic Acid / analysis,  blood
Oleic Acid / analysis,  blood
Ovarian Follicle / physiology
Phospholipids / analysis,  blood
Progesterone / analysis
Stearic Acids / analysis,  blood
Triglycerides / analysis,  blood
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Cholesterol Esters; 0/Fatty Acids; 0/Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; 0/Phospholipids; 0/Stearic Acids; 0/Triglycerides; 112-80-1/Oleic Acid; 2197-37-7/Linoleic Acid; 50-28-2/Estradiol; 506-32-1/Arachidonic Acid; 57-11-4/stearic acid; 57-83-0/Progesterone

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