Normal ultrasonographic images of reproductive organs of female Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica): a laboratory animal model
| Autor: | Mohammad Hasan Mehraei Hamzekolaei, Hajar Arabha, Farzaneh Hosseini, Seyyed Sattar Tohidifar, Abdol Karim Zamani Moghaddam |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine
animal structures Physiology Coturnix Japonica 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Animal model PATHOLOGICAL DISORDERS biology.animal Reproductive biology Seasonal breeder Animals Ultrasonography General Veterinary biology Genitalia Female Anatomy biology.organism_classification Quail 030104 developmental biology Models Animal Coturnix coturnix Female Animal Science and Zoology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Laboratory Animals. 51:75-84 |
| ISSN: | 1758-1117 0023-6772 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0023677215625607 |
| Popis: | Certain special biological characteristics of Japanese quails ( Coturnix coturnix japonica) could enable quicker and less expensive laboratory experiments than similar studies using mice or chickens. Moreover, due to some physiological similarities with humans, quails have been recognized as an ideal laboratory model for experiments in some fields such as immunology, endocrinology, and reproductive biology. The aim of this study was to acquire normal ultrasonographic images of reproductive organs of female Japanese quails in order to facilitate laboratory experiments on reproductive biology and to determine a non-invasive in-life alternative to carcass analysis. Thirty female Japanese quails of different ages were used for ultrasound scanning of ovaries, follicles, ova, oviducts and eggs. In addition, five quails were euthanized for experiments using a direct standoff imaging technique. It was possible to identify different sizes of follicles ranging from small white follicles (0.14 cm) to large yellow follicles (2.57 cm), post-ovulatory follicles (POFs), ova at various stages of development, oviducts, and also eggs within the oviducts. These findings demonstrate that ultrasound scanning of female Japanese quail reproductive organs might be a beneficial diagnostic tool for applications such as studying reproductive physiology, anticipating the beginning or the end of the breeding season, detecting any pathological disorders easily, and identifying non-productive females which could lead to more cost-efficient laboratory procedures. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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