Since cortisol (C) plays an important role in foetal multi-organs final maturation, the study evaluated the reliability for hair and nails C measurement in newborn puppies and kittens as a retrospective picture of foetal C accumulation during the last stage of gestation. The results obtained from 32 born dead normal puppies and 8 born dead normal kittens showed that C is higher in the hair of kittens compared to puppies, while no differences were found between nails C levels in dogs compared to cats, between hair and nails C concentrations within each species, between sex of the newborns and, in the dog between the fair and dark color of the coat. This experiment provides a new interesting tool for C non invasive measurement in newborn puppies and kittens, useful for the study of both last intrauterine development foetal stage and for newborn adaptational monitoring.
Meloni T., Montillo M., Rota A., Peric T., Veronesi M.C., Prandi A. (2012). Cortisol hair and nails concentrations in newborn puppies and kittens: preliminary results.. CASTELLANA GROTTE : Società Italiana di Riproduzione Animale.
Cortisol hair and nails concentrations in newborn puppies and kittens: preliminary results.
MONTILLO, MARTA;PERIC, TANJA;
2012
Abstract
Since cortisol (C) plays an important role in foetal multi-organs final maturation, the study evaluated the reliability for hair and nails C measurement in newborn puppies and kittens as a retrospective picture of foetal C accumulation during the last stage of gestation. The results obtained from 32 born dead normal puppies and 8 born dead normal kittens showed that C is higher in the hair of kittens compared to puppies, while no differences were found between nails C levels in dogs compared to cats, between hair and nails C concentrations within each species, between sex of the newborns and, in the dog between the fair and dark color of the coat. This experiment provides a new interesting tool for C non invasive measurement in newborn puppies and kittens, useful for the study of both last intrauterine development foetal stage and for newborn adaptational monitoring.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.