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Pycnogenol® supplementation improved the erythrocyte stability of packed donkeys during the late hot-dry season in Zaria, Nigeria

Pycnogenol® supplementation improved the erythrocyte stability of packed donkeys during the late hot-dry season in Zaria, Nigeria

Authors :
Rekwot Peter Ibrahim
Aluwong Tangang
Friday Ocheja Zakari
Ayo Joseph Olusegun
Folashade Olaifa
Source :
Comparative Clinical Pathology. 28:281-286
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2018.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of pycnogenol® (PYC) on erythrocyte stability of donkeys subjected to packing during the late hot-dry season. Ten donkeys, divided into two groups, served as experimental subjects. P-PYC group (n = 5) was subjected to packing only, while P+PYC group (n = 5) was administered with PYC (10 mg/kg) and subjected to packing. Erythrocytes obtained from each animal in the experimental groups were added into saline solution of different concentrations (0.9, 0.6, 0.4. 0.2, and 0.0 g/100 ml). Erythrocyte osmotic fragility index (EOFI) was evaluated spectrophotometrically. The concentration of isoprostane was also determined. The mean EOFI was significantly (P 0.05) difference in the MCF recorded in both groups, before, after, 3, and 7 days after packing. Percentage erythrocyte stability was significantly higher (P

Details

ISSN :
1618565X and 16185641
Volume :
28
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Comparative Clinical Pathology
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........69c8a56bb29af592840783355869157d
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00580-018-2826-y