Effect of dietary zinc deficiency on metallothionein concentration of epididymal luminal fluids of weanling Wistar albino rats

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Agrawal, Ranjana ^{[1
]}

Bedwal, R.S. ^{[1
]}

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[1] Cell Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India

来源：

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology | 2003年 / 41卷 / 02期

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Fluids; -; Nutrition; Zinc;

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摘要：

Metallothionein (MT) and zinc concentrations have been estimated in luminal fluids of caput/corpus and cauda epididymis and serum of zinc deficient (ZD), pairfed (PF) and control - ad libitum fed (ZC) groups of Wistar rats. MT decreased significantly in luminal fluids of caput corpus and cauda epididymis and serum of zinc deficient rats as compared to their respective controls. However, the decrease was non-significant in luminal fluids of corpus epididymis and serum of 4-weeks zinc deficient animals as compared to their control. Zinc levels also declined significantly in luminal fluids of epididymis and serum of zinc deficient rats as compared to their respective pairfed and control groups. Thus zinc deficiency state reduces zinc and MT concentrations in luminal fluid of epididymis and serum.

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