title: [Nuclear volume of cells in the stratum granulosum and theca folliculi interna of the largest dominant and atretic tertiary follicles in sheep during the selection process].
abstract: According to available literary data, an increased nuclear volume of endocrine gland cells, various structures of the diencephalon and endocrine ovarial structures could be observed when the respective organs and structures were more active; a decreased nuclear volume was revealed when the activity of the respective organ or its structure was suppressed (Mess, 1962; Maracek and Arendarcik, 1976, 1978). Attention was paid to the karyometric analysis of follicular cells of the stratum granulosum (SG) and secretory cells of the theca folliculi interna (TFI) during selection of the dominant ovulatory follicle (DOF). The aim of this study was to determine differences in hte nuclear volumes of the granulosa follicular cells and the secretory cells of the inner theca of the DO1F in comparison with the largest atretic follicles (AF) as well as to verify the use of karyometric variance analysis for the evaluation of the selection process of the dominant ovulatory tertiary follicle. Histological sections were prepared from large DOF and AF from the ovaries of 18 sheep aged 3-5 years and held under standard conditions of a controlled herd. Control group I (n = 3) consisted of Wallachian sheep on day 15 of the sexual cycle (day 0). Excisions of ovaries from the animals of the experimental group (n = 3) were made on day 16 of the cycle after i.m. treatment with 120 micrograms GnRH 10 and 7 hours prior to sampling. Control group II (n = 3) consisted of Tsigai sheep at the 9th or 10th day of the oestrous cycle (hour 0) and three experimental groups (n = 3 each) consisted of Tsigai sheep 24, 48 and 72 hours after i.m. treatment with 125 micrograms cloprostenol. After excision the ovaries were fixed in neutral formaline, cut into 4 mm thick transverse segments and subjected to standard histological processing. After staining with Harris' HE the 5-7 microns thick sections were karyometrically evaluated at a magnification of 2200 x according to the method of Palkovits (1961) using the PC programme Karyotest 03 (Maracek et al., 1991). 200 cells were evaluated from each sample and both cell types; altogether 7200 cells were examined. GnRH treatment (Dirigestran inj. Spofa) increased the nuclear volume of follicular cells (SG) in the dominant ovulatory follicle in the process of selection (Tab. I, Fig. 1). The former, however, reduced the nuclear volume not only of the SG follicular cells of LAF (Tab. II, Fig. 2) but also of the secretory cells of both the DOF and AF theca interna (Tab. II, Figs. 3, 4). Cloprostenol treatment (Oestrophan inj. Spofa) affected the follicular cells of the granulosa in the dominant ovulatory follicle.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Ustav experimentálnej veterinárnej medicíny, Kosice.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Maracek
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Maraceková
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hendrichovský
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maretta
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005496:Follicular Atresia; D006107:Granulosa Cells / Q000648:ultrastructure; D007620:Karyometry; D006080:Ovarian Follicle / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D012756:Sheep / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013799:Theca Cells / Q000648:ultrastructure
vernacular_title: Objem jadier buniek zrnitej vrstvy a vnútorného puzdra najväcsieho dominantného aj atretického terciárneho folikulu oviec v procese selekcie.