OBJETIVO: Estudar a influência da icterícia obstrutiva sobre a capacidade reprodutiva e desenvolvimento fetal em ratas. MÉTODOS: Foram utilizadas 60 ratas sexualmente maduras e sabidamente férteis distribuídas em dois grupos: grupo 1 (n=30)- submetidas a ligadura do ducto biliopancreático e grupo 2 (n=30) -controles. A partir do 23? dia pós-operatório, as ratas foram acasaladas e seus ciclos estrais avaliados diariamente por meio de esfregaços vaginais, que permitiram determinar o dia da cópula e a idade gestacional em que foram mortas. Realizou-se estudo histológico dos corpos lúteos nos ovários de todas as ratas e analisou-se macroscopicamente a morfologia externa dos fetos. RESULTADOS: Observou-se que 23 ratas controle (92%) e 11 ratas ictéricas (39,3%) desenvolveram prenhez (p=0,0002). As 17 ratas com hiperbilirrubinemia e sem prenhez (60,7%) apresentaram somente corpos lúteos com aspecto involutivo em seus ovários e sofreram modificações em seus ciclos estrais, permanecendo vários dias em proestro ou estro. As ratas prenhes com hiperbilirrubinemia não apresentaram alterações em seus corpos lúteos, porém os seus fetos eram anormais. CONCLUSÃO: Em presença de hiperbilirrubinemia, a fertilização é viável, a capacidade reprodutiva é muito reduzida, os ciclos estrais tornam-se irregulares, o epitélio vaginal permanece cornificado, os corpos lúteos ovarianos regridem, os corpos lúteos gravídicos não são alterados aumentando progressivamente durante a prenhez e o desenvolvimento fetal é gravemente alterado.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the influence of jaundice on the reproductive capacity and fetal development in rats. METHODS: 60 sexually mature rats were divided into two groups: Group 1 (n=30) - submitted to ligature of the biliopancreatic duct and Group 2 (n=30) -control- submitted only to sham operation. 23 days later, the animals were matted with sexually mature males for copulation. Vaginal smears were daily collected in order to verify the presence of spermatozoids and copula. The morphologic aspect of the ovaries and the corpi lutea diameter were studied. The morphology of the embryos of rats that became pregnant were assessed. Serum bilirubin levels were also determined. RESULTS: It was observed that 23 rats of the control group (92%) and 11 jaundiced rats (39.3%) became pregnant (p=0,0002). The 17 rats with hyperbilirubinemia that did not become pregnant (60.7%) present only involutive corpi lutea and had suffered modifications in their estrous cycles, remaining some days in proestro or estro. The pregnant rats with hyperbilirubinemia did not presented corpi lutea alterations, however their embryos were abnormal. CONCLUSION: In jaundice rats fertilization is viable, the reproductive capacity is intensive reduced, the estrus cycles becomes irregular, the corpi lutea is presented in regression, the gravidic lutea is not modified increasing gradually during the pregnancy and the fetal development is seriously impaired.

Avaliou-se o efeito da icterícia obstrutiva na capacidade reprodutiva, morfologia ovariana e desenvolvimento fetal em ratas, utilizando 53 ratas sexualmente maduras, distribuídas em dois grupos: grupo 1 (n = 28) - ligadura do ducto biliopancreático e grupo 2 (n = 25) - controle. Pode-se concluir que, em presença de hiperbilirrubinemia, a fertilização é viável, a capacidade reprodutiva é muito reduzida, os ciclos estrais tornam-se irregulares, o epitélio vaginal permanece cornificado, os corpos lúteos ovarianos regridem, os corpos lúteos gravídicos não são alterados, aumentando progressivamente durante a prenhez, e o desenvolvimento fetal é gravemente alterado.

The effect of jaundice on the reproductive capacity, ovarian morphology and fetal development in rats was assessed in 53 sexually mature rats divided into two groups: group 1 (n = 28) - submitted to ligature of the biliopancreatic duct and group 2 (n = 25) - control - submitted only to sham operation. In jaundice rats fertilization is viable, the reproductive capacity is intensive reduced, the estrus cycles becomes irregular, the corpi lutea is presented in regression, the gravidic lutea is not modified increasing gradually during the pregnancy and the fetal development is seriously impaired.

The intermaxillary gland of Bufo paracnemis Lutz, 1925 is located at the pre-nasal area being divided anteriorly by the ascendent processes of the intermaxillary bone. The secretory tubules converge to form very ramified ducts which drain into a common opening in a fosseta underlying the vomer bone. The cells of the intermaxillary gland were be classified in four distinct types: Light-granule secretory; Dark-granule secretory; ciliated and basal cells. The light-granule secretory cells, are the main type of the secretory tubules, which are also found, in smaller numbers, in the excretory ducts. The dark-granule secretory cells appear in a low number, both in the secretory tubules and in the excretory ducts. Degranulated cells are frequently found in the excretory ducts and represent the degranulated phase of dark-granule secretory cells. The ciliated cells occur only in the excretory ducts. The basal cells occur in small number in the excretory ducts and secretory tubules. In the excretory ducts these cells are regarded as being mioepithelial cells. Although usually described in the literature as mucous, the secretory cells of the intermaxillary gland have serous characteristics. The intermaxillary gland is the first salivary gland to appear in the vertebrate evolution. Its duct system is uniformly lined by ciliated cells and scattered secretory cells. This indicates that in the evolution, of salivary glands, there was a diversification of the duct system, together with progressxve concentration of secretory cells in special áreas of this system.