Effect of nutrition on plasma lipid profile and mRNA levels of ovarian genes involved in steroid hormone synthesis in Hu sheep during luteal phase

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 5229-5239

  Ying, S J ^a,b   Xiao, S H ^a   Wang, C L ^a   Zhong, B S ^a   Zhang, G M ^a   Wang, Z Y ^a   He, D Y ^a   Ding, X L ^a   Xing, H J ^a   Wang, F ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Follicular growth; Hu sheep; Lipid profile; Restriction; Sterol regulatory gene

Indexed keywords

GESTAGEN; LIPID; MESSENGER RNA; SEX HORMONE; UREA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LUTEAL PHASE; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; LIPIDS; LUTEAL PHASE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OVARY; PROGESTINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SHEEP; UREA;

EID: 84887007903     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2013-6450     Document Type: Article

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