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Puberdade em caititus (Tayassu tajacu): estudo da espermatogênese em diferentes faixas etárias
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2009-05-20) CARDOSO, Deise de Lima; FERREIRA, Maria Auxiliadora Pantoja; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1832728101486131; GUIMARÃES, Diva Anelie de Araújo; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2891287458034896
This study analyzes the development of spermatogenesis in peccaries (Tayassu tajacu) and establishes the age the reach puberty, considering testicular biometry and seminiferous tubules, the amount of spermatogenic cells, the morphological description of the stages of the seminiferous epithelium cycle (SEC), the relative frequency on which they surge inside the seminiferous tubules and general spermatogenesis yield. In the experiment, the animals were divided according to age bracket, into five groups, with three animals in each group, G1 (7 to 8 months), G2 (9 to 10 months), G3 (11 to 12 months), G4 (13 to 14 months) and G5 (15 to 16 months). The animals were subjected to orchiectomy surgery, to obtain the testicle samples, which were fixed in Alfac solution for 24 hours and histologically processed, where 5 μm cuts were stained in hematoxylin eosin. Based on the tubular morphology method, it was done the quantification of the cell types corrected to its average nucleus diameters of 10 transversal sections at SEC stage 1 for animals with established spermatogenesis and 20 transversal sections for the younger animals without any established spermatogenic activity; and also the classification of the stages of the seminiferous epithelium cycle, by analyzing 100 transversal sections of seminiferous tubules. The data from the testicular biometry, such as, weight, length and width, showed gradual and constant growth with significant statistical differences (p<0,05) and high correlation among themselves. The tubular diameter values presented statistical significance from G1 to G4, and from G4 an accelerated and continuous growth, with no statistical significance (p>0,05). According to the quantitative and morphological analysis of the spermatogenic cells which form the germinative epithelium, the animal age brackets were classified in the following phases impuberal (G1), prepuberal (G2), puberty (G3), pos puberty 1(G4), and pos puberty 2 (G5). The phase the productive activity started, or, puberty, was determined in the animals when they turned 11 months, when the the greatest growth in the number of spermatogenic cells and a positive correlation with testicular weight occurred. At this stage, the Sertoli cells, presented a significant decrease (p<0,05). During determination of relative frequency of the stages of seminiferous epithelium cycle, eight types of association were observed, according to the tubular morphology method, where the stages with greater and less frequency were 1 and 3 respectively. The pos meiotic phase showed more frequency and the meiotic phase, the lower one, being statistically significant in relation to the other ones. The reproductive efficiency was demonstrated through translated values by the cell ratios between type A spermatogonic cells and round spermatids, being that no significant increase between G3, G4 and G5 was observed (p>0,05); and the rate of Sertoli cells showed a significant statistical difference between all possible comparisons of age brackets from G3 to G5 (p< 0,05).
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Puberty in male collared peccary (Pecari tajacu) determined by quantitative analysis of spermatogenic cells
(Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, 2013-03) GUIMARÃES, Diva Anelie de Araújo; CARDOSO, Deise de Lima; FERREIRA, Maria Auxiliadora Pantoja; ALBUQUERQUE, Natália Inagaki de
Biological studies are necessary for the management of wildlife in captivity, and knowledge of reproduction is one of the important features for increasing production. The objective of the research was to determine the age at which male collared peccaries reach puberty. Testicular samples of 15 animals, aged 7 to 16 months, distributed into five groups (G1, G2, G3, G4 and G5) were used. The testes showed considerably increased weight, length and width (p < 0.05) from G1 to G3, whereas, from this group onward, the development of this organ was slower. There was positive correlation (p < 0.001) between the following testicular parameters: weight and length (r = 0.97), weight and width (r = 0.88), length and width (r = 0.92). Regarding the diameter of seminiferous tubules, an increase was observed (p < 0.05) from G1 to G4. The total number of spermatogenic cells increased significantly (p < 0.05) until G3 and then it stabilized. There was also positive correlation between testis weight and tubular diameter (r = 0.99, p < 0.001), and testis weight and spermatogenic cells (r = 0.98, p < 0.001). The number of Sertoli cells decreased significantly (p < 0.05) from G1, when they were undifferentiated as support cells, to G5, when they occurred together with the complete line of spermatic cells. The results demonstrate that the reproductive development of peccaries can be classified into the following stages: impuberty (G1, 7-8 months); pre-pubertal (G2, 9-10 months); pubertal (G3, 11-12 months); post-pubertal 1 (G4, 13-14 months); and post-pubertal 2 (G5, 15-16 months). Based on the histological analyses, puberty in the male collared peccary was determined to occur between 11 and 12 months of age.