title: Serum constituents and liver photomicrographs of wild Suncus murinus in the south of Taiwan.
abstract: Serum constituents and liver of the wild male suncus as well as of those bred and fed in our laboratory were examined serologically and histologically. The following results were obtained: The serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase, gamma-glutamyl transaminase, inorganic phosphate, blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, uric acid, and zinc turbidity test levels of wild suncus were higher than those of 4 and 8 week old fed suncus. The total cholesterol level of wild suncus was lower than those of 4 and 8 week old fed suncus. In wild suncus, the total bilirubin and direct bilirubin levels were higher, and the Ca and albumin levels were lower than those of 4 week old fed suncus. However, no significant differences were observed between the wild and the 8 week old fed suncus. Although the alkaline phosphatese and thymol turbidity test levels of wild suncus were larger than those of 8 week old fed suncus, no significant differences were observed between the wild and the 4 week old fed suncus. The histological study revealed the presence of fatty droplets in only 2 of the 67 wild suncus examined while fatty droplets (grade +) were observed in almost all the fed suncus. In one case of the wild suncus, moderate round cell infiltration in interlobular connective tissue was found.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D001806:Blood Urea Nitrogen; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D010710:Phosphates / Q000097:blood; D012788:Shrews / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D013624:Taiwan; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D010710:Phosphates; D014527:Uric Acid; D003404:Creatinine; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases