Article detail · 2025
The Effects of Bee Bread (Perga) and Pollen on Liver Catalase Activity and Serum Antioxidant Levels in Quails
- Year
- 2025
- Type
- article
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- YÖKSİS YÖKSİS article record
- YÖKSİS venue Veterinary Sciences and Practices
- Catalog match (ISSN) Veterinary Sciences and Practices
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Abstract
Turkish
This study was carried out to determine the effects of bee bread (perga, BB) and pollen on catalase immunoreactivity and serum antioxidant levels in liver tissue of quails. In the study, 30 1-day-old male Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) were used. The quails were divided into three groups as control, bee bread and pollen groups. The animals were weighed on days 1, 14, and 28 of the study, and live weight values were determined for all groups. Body weight gain was calculated from the differences obtained from the weighings. At the end of the study, malondialdehyde (MDA) and glutathione (GSH) values were determined in the sera extracted from the blood samples taken at the end of the study, and liver tissues were taken and routine histological and immunohistochemical procedures were performed. Catalase immunoreactivity was evaluated in quail liver tissues. There was a statistically significant difference between the pollen group and the control group in terms of MDA levels. Strong catalase immunoreactivity was detected in the liver tissue of all groups. As a result, it is thought that the addition of pollen to the diet will contribute positively to the reduction of MDA levels.
Topics
- Bee Products Chemical Analysis
- Healthcare and Venom Research
- Biochemical effects in animals
Primary topic Bee Products Chemical Analysis