CONCENTRATIONS OF PROGESTERONE AND ESTRADIOL-17Β IN THE FOLLICULAR FLUID OF OVARIAN FOLLICLES OF GOAT

• Main Authors: D. Supriyaraj, K. Karthiayini, V. Babitha, K. Raji, R. Chintu, Rajesh Kumar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Director of Academics and Research, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University 2017-01-01
• Series: Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
• Subjects: progesterone; estradiol-17β; follicular fluid
• Online Access: https://www.jvas.in/public_html/upload/article_file/article_file_qb2tgt.pdf?t=qb2tgt

The aim of the present study was to quantify the Progesterone (P4 ) and Estradiol17β (E2 ) in follicular fluid (FF) of medium (Gp-I; 3-5mm diameter) and large (Gp-II; more than 5mm diameter) goat ovarian follicles, by enzymelinked immune sorbent assay (ELISA). Pooled samples (n=7) of FF from two groups of follicles were used for the study. The E2 concentrations (ng/mL) in FF of Gp-I and Gp-II follices were 12.08±2.78 and 22.08±1.97 respectively. The P4 concentrations (ng/mL) in FF of Gp-I and Gp-II follicles were 10.56±2.3 and 20.53±3.82 respectively. The E2 and P4 concentrations were significantly (p≤0.05) higher in the Gp-II follicles than the Gp-I follicles. Similarly, increase in P4 concentration in Gp-II follicles might be due to the production of P4 in the synthetic pathway of follicular production of E2