THE CHANGES IN SOME PLASMA COMPONENTS DURING LACTATION PEROID UNDER EFFECT OF ANISEED OIL IN RATS

Abstract

This study was designed to determine the effects of aniseed oil administration during the last trimester of gestation on some plasma biochemical constituents changes at the first and eleventh days of lactation in rats including: Total proteins, triglycerides, total cholesterol, glucose and some ions calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium. Twenty pregnant rats, at the 15th day of pregnancy, were randomly divided into two equal groups: control group (10 rats) received tap water and treated group (10 rats) received aniseed oil (0.043 g kg-1 B.w) orally daily during the last week of gestation. After parturition the litters were set (6 pups mother-1) the mother were anesthetized and the blood samples were collected for estimation of some biochemical constituents in the plasma then the mothers allowed to lactated their litters for eleventh day of lactation and blood samples were collected also for estimation of some plasma parameters which mentioned above, The results of biochemical study revealed that aniseed oil lead to a significant reduction at the first day of lactation in all parameters with exception of plasma, Na ion concentration increased in the treated group at the first and eleventh day of lactation. In conclusion, aniseed oil enhanced extraction of milk constituents from plasma which lead to increase milk quality.