title: Changes in serum lipid, lipoprotein and corticosterone concentrations during neonatal chick development.
abstract: Broiler chicks were given a standard commercial starter diet from day 0 (day of hatch) to 9 days of age. Body weight and concentrations of the following serum constituents were measured daily: glucose (GLU), triglycerides (TRI), corticosterone (CORT), cholesterol (CHOL), and high (HDL) and low (LDL) density lipoproteins. Serum GLU and TRI increased at each sampling day to reach a peak on days 3 and 4, respectively, and then decreased thereafter. However, CHOL, HDL, and LDL decreased sharply by day 1 and then gradually decreased to day 5. Conversely, CORT peaked on day 1 and then decreased to day 4. It peaked again on day 5 and remained at that level throughout the remainder of the experiment. In summary, serum concentrations of all constituents measured fluctuated drastically between 1 and 5 days of age, with few changes occurring between days 6 and 9.
authors.affiliation: Poultry Science Department, Mississippi State University, MS 39762, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Latour
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Peebles
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Boyle
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Brake
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Kellogg
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000097:blood; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000097:blood / Q000254:growth & development*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D002645:Chickens / Q000097:blood / Q000254:growth & development*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000097:blood*; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood*; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000097:blood; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D008055:Lipids; D008074:Lipoproteins; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol; D003345:Corticosterone