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Modification of embryonic resistance to heat shock in cattle by melatonin and genetic variation in HSPA1L.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Nov 2016
Ortega M Sofia, Rocha-Frigoni Nathália A S, Mingoti Gisele Zoccal, Roth Zvi, Hansen Peter J
Abstract excerpt
The objectives were to test whether (1) melatonin blocks inhibition of embryonic development caused by heat shock at the zygote stage, and (2) the frequency of a thermoprotective allele for HSPA1L is increased in blastocysts formed from heat-shocked zygotes as compared with blastocysts from control zygotes. It was hypothesized that melatonin prevents effects of heat shock on development by reducing accumulation...
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