HISTOCHEMICAL STUDIES ON THE EFFECT OF ZINC DEFICIENCY IN ' THE RAT OVARY

Adult female rats were given a zinc deficient diet for six weeks. During this period their ovaries were compared with those of» normally fed rats. The histochemical activities of two zinc metalloenzymes, namely alkaline phosphatase (APase) and carbonic anhydrase (CA) were markedly lowered three and...

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Main Authors: R. H. Ghaeb, F. Y. S. Haddad, H. T. Al-Azzawi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Baghdad, College of Veterinary Medicine 1990-12-01
Series:The Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Medicine
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Online Access:https://jcovm.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/Iraqijvm/article/view/1636
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author R. H. Ghaeb
F. Y. S. Haddad
H. T. Al-Azzawi
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F. Y. S. Haddad
H. T. Al-Azzawi
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description Adult female rats were given a zinc deficient diet for six weeks. During this period their ovaries were compared with those of» normally fed rats. The histochemical activities of two zinc metalloenzymes, namely alkaline phosphatase (APase) and carbonic anhydrase (CA) were markedly lowered three and two weeks after starting feeding, respectively. lg vitro, reactivation to the control level of activity of both enzymes by exogenous zinc added to the incubation medium suggests absence of zinc from the apoenzymes-is the cause of decreased activity rather than decreased synthesis of the apoenzymes.
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spelling doaj.art-beff60b4fcaa42e6b0ce0e5427e470792023-11-30T14:19:41ZengUniversity of Baghdad, College of Veterinary MedicineThe Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Medicine1609-56932410-74091990-12-0114110.30539/ijvm.v14i1.1636HISTOCHEMICAL STUDIES ON THE EFFECT OF ZINC DEFICIENCY IN ' THE RAT OVARYR. H. Ghaeb0F. Y. S. Haddad 1H. T. Al-Azzawi 2Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, IraqDepartment of Anatomy, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, IraqDepartment of Anatomy, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq Adult female rats were given a zinc deficient diet for six weeks. During this period their ovaries were compared with those of» normally fed rats. The histochemical activities of two zinc metalloenzymes, namely alkaline phosphatase (APase) and carbonic anhydrase (CA) were markedly lowered three and two weeks after starting feeding, respectively. lg vitro, reactivation to the control level of activity of both enzymes by exogenous zinc added to the incubation medium suggests absence of zinc from the apoenzymes-is the cause of decreased activity rather than decreased synthesis of the apoenzymes. https://jcovm.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/Iraqijvm/article/view/1636RatsHistochemicalZincPhosphatase (Apase)Carbonic Anhydrase (Ca)
spellingShingle R. H. Ghaeb
F. Y. S. Haddad
H. T. Al-Azzawi
HISTOCHEMICAL STUDIES ON THE EFFECT OF ZINC DEFICIENCY IN ' THE RAT OVARY
The Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Medicine
Rats
Histochemical
Zinc
Phosphatase (Apase)
Carbonic Anhydrase (Ca)
title HISTOCHEMICAL STUDIES ON THE EFFECT OF ZINC DEFICIENCY IN ' THE RAT OVARY
title_full HISTOCHEMICAL STUDIES ON THE EFFECT OF ZINC DEFICIENCY IN ' THE RAT OVARY
title_fullStr HISTOCHEMICAL STUDIES ON THE EFFECT OF ZINC DEFICIENCY IN ' THE RAT OVARY
title_full_unstemmed HISTOCHEMICAL STUDIES ON THE EFFECT OF ZINC DEFICIENCY IN ' THE RAT OVARY
title_short HISTOCHEMICAL STUDIES ON THE EFFECT OF ZINC DEFICIENCY IN ' THE RAT OVARY
title_sort histochemical studies on the effect of zinc deficiency in the rat ovary
topic Rats
Histochemical
Zinc
Phosphatase (Apase)
Carbonic Anhydrase (Ca)
url https://jcovm.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/Iraqijvm/article/view/1636
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