EFFECT OF ETHANOL ON GLUCOSE, PROTEIN, CHOLESTEROL AND CALCIUM LEVEL IN THE AMNIOTIC FLUID OF CHICK EMBRYO

Abstract

Ethanol (CH3CH2OH) is the active ingredient in alcoholic drinks which is produced by fermentation. To observe the utero Ethanol exposure on the growth and development of the embryo, an embryonic chick model was used in the present study as an experimental animal model. In the present study the biochemical estimation of the amniotic fluid was recorded. The level of glucose and protein in the amniotic fluid of the embryos were observed to be increased significantly at 1% level in the amniotic fluid of experimental group II (Ethanol treated). The level of cholesterol and calcium in the amniotic fluid of the embryos were compared it was observed to be increased significantly at 1% level in the amniotic fluid of experimental group II (Ethanol treated). However the levels of cholesterol in the amniotic fluid of experimental group II (Ethanol treated) were decreased significantly at 1% level. The present study shows a change in the level of Glucose, protein, cholesterol and calcium in the amniotic fluid with single dose of 10% ethanol.