麋鹿茸与梅花鹿茸、(黄占)鹿茸雌二醇含量比较

麋鹿(Elaphurus davidianus)出现于更新世前期, 是典型的北方鹿类,有重要的经济价值和生态价值.麋鹿茸是传统的中药材,<本草纲目>曾有记载,并且认为其功用在于"滋阴益肾".但是关于麋鹿茸在药用价值方面的研究很少,迄今人们还不知道作为传统中药的麋鹿茸中类固醇激素含量的情况,而这些激素正是具有药用功效的生物活性物质.     

圈养雄性麋鹿血清睾酮和皮质醇含量在发情期的变化

2000年7-8月在北京麋鹿苑采集不同繁殖状态雄鹿（发情前3头、发情3头和发情后4头）血液样品,用放射免疫分析法测定血清睾酮和皮质醇含量。结果显示发情雄鹿的睾酮浓度显著高于发情前、后,而3种状态雄鹿的皮质醇浓度无差异,并且与睾酮浓度无关。本苑麋鹿睾酮水平的变化与同类野生动物一致。     

麋鹿茸与梅花鹿茸、鹿茸雌二醇含量比较

In order to reveal the biochemical basis for the pharmacological use of the antler velvet of Père David's deer (Eluphurus davidianus), we analyzed the estradiol concentrations of velvet tissue samples. We collected velvet tissue from Père David's deer, sika deer (Cervus nippon) and fallow deer (Dama dama). After extracting steroids from velvet tissue with ether, we analyzed the estrdiol concentrations using radioimmunoassay technique. We found that: (1) estradiol concentrations were significantly different in the velvet tissue of these three cervids (P<0.05) and (2) Père David's deer stags had the highest velvet tissue estradiol concentrations, 105.29±27.53 pg/g. [Acta Zoologica Sinica 49(1):124-127,2003].