EFFECT OF KETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE ON OVARIAN AND UTERINE ACTIVITIES IN ALBINO RATS

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Published: 2021-12-17

Page: 470-474


SOMANTHREDDY C. PATIL

Department of PG Studies and Research in Zoology, Government (Autonomous) college, Kalaburagi-585106, Karnataka, India.

GIRISH RATHOD

Department of PG Studies and Research in Zoology, Gulbarga University, Kalaburagi-585106, Karnataka, India.

MD LIYAKAT AHMED

Department of Pharmacology, Luqman College of Pharmacy, Kalaburagi-585102, Karnataka, India.

K. VIJAYKUMAR

Department of PG Studies and Research in Zoology, Gulbarga University, Kalaburagi-585106, Karnataka, India.

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Abstract

Ketamine hydrochloride at the dose levels of 1mg and 3mg/100 g body weight was administered to normal cycling rat for 20 days through intraperitoneal routes. At autopsy on 21st day significant reduction in the ovarian and uterine weight was observed. Histological observations showed decrease in the number and size of graafian follicles, corpora lutea and increase in the atretic follicles in the ovary. The uterus showed absence of endometrial glands, decrease in the height of myometrium, endometrium and its epithelial cells. The total protein and glycogen content of the ovary and uterus is decreased whereas the cholesterol content is increased. This action of ketamine hydrochloride to gonadotrophins is discussed.

Keywords: Ketamine hydrochloride, atretic follicles, ovarian steroids


How to Cite

PATIL, SOMANTHREDDY C., GIRISH RATHOD, MD LIYAKAT AHMED, and K. VIJAYKUMAR. 2021. “EFFECT OF KETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE ON OVARIAN AND UTERINE ACTIVITIES IN ALBINO RATS”. UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 42 (24):470-74. https://mbimph.com/index.php/UPJOZ/article/view/2730.