INVESTIGADORES
ALVAREZ Hector Manuel
artículos
Título:
A descriptive study on the occurrence and significance of lipids in Taenia hydatigena eggs
Autor/es:
THEVENET P, SANCHEZ; BASUALDO JA,; ALVAREZ, HÉCTOR M
Revista:
VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY
Editorial:
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Referencias:
Año: 2010 vol. - p. 111 - 116
ISSN:
0304-4017
Resumen:
The
aim of this work was to investigate the lipid content of Taenia
hydatigena eggs and to evaluate the role of lipids in the maintenance of
embryo viability. The total lipid content of the egg was 4.5% (w/w).
Five classes of neutral lipids were identified: esterified
cholesterol, free cholesterol, triacylglycerols, diacylglycerols and
free fatty acids. Our results suggest that triacylglycerols play a key
role in the maintenance of embryo viability. In addition, we found that
T. hydatigena eggs remain metabolically active by mobilisation of
stored triacylglycerols. This study contributes to the understanding
the survival strategies of a member of the Taeniidae family in the
environment outside the host.
