Original scientific paper

Serum lipids and lipoproteins and their correlations with thyroid hormones in clinically healthy goats.

Saeed Nazifi ; Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
Hamid Reza Gheisari ; Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
Farjad Shaker ; Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

Abstract

Blood samples were collected from the jugular vein of 162 Iranian male goats of different age groups (<1, 1-2, 2-3, 3-4, 4-5 and >5 years). Variations in the serum concentrations of cholesterol, triglyceride, total lipids, very low density lipoproteins (VLDL-cholesterol), low density lipoproteins (LDL-cholesterol) and high density lipoproteins (HDL-cholesterol) and their correlation with the concentrations of tri-iodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) were investigated. The concentrations of triglyceride, VLDL-cholesterol, T4 and T3 in the different age groups were significantly different (P<0.05). With an increase in age there were significant decreases in the triglyceride, VLDL-cholesterol, T4 and T3 concentrations. There were no significant correlations between thyroid hormones (T3 and T4) and serum cholesterol, triglyceride, total lipids and lipoproteins (HDL, LDL and VLDL).

Keywords

goat; lipid; lipoprotein; thyroid hormones; serum

Hrčak ID:

81094

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/81094

Publication date:

20.10.2002.

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