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Hyperlipemia of Captive Bottlenose Dolphins during Pregnancy
Fumio TERASAWA(1) and Masakazu KITAMURA(1)
　(1) Enoshima Aquarium

ABSTRACT. In this study values for total cholesterol and triglycerides were measured in 110 blood samples taken from 360 days pre-partum to 90 days post-partum in ten parturitions of six bottlenose dolphins, and in 75 blood samples when the dolphins were not pregnant as a control group. The average total cholesterol values in the second, third and fourth stages and in the puerperium were significantly higher than the average value of the control group by 11.0%, 30.2%, 19.3% and 13.4% respectively. The average triglycerides values for the third and fourth stages and in the puerperium were also significantly higher than those in the control group by 59.7%, 84.3%, and 42.1% respectively.

要約　妊娠期（90日毎4期），産褥期（出産後から90日）のバンドウイルカ（6頭、妊娠10回）110検体の総コレステロール，中性脂肪の変動を検討し、同6頭非妊娠期75検体と比較した．
妊娠2〜4期、産褥期の総コレステロール平均値は，非妊娠期から11.0%，30.2%，19.3%，13.4%と有意に増加した．中性脂肪平均値も妊娠3，4期および産褥期は59.7%，84.3%、42.1%と有意に増加した．