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Morphological and molecular differences in corpus luteum of pregnant sows from divergent genetic groups.
Theriogenology - 1 Dec 2017
Costa Karine A, da Silva Walmir, Veroneze Renata, Montes José C, Verardo Lucas L, Botelho Margareth E, Duarte Márcio S, Neves Mariana M, Lopes Paulo S, Guimarães José D, Teixeira Susana A, Alcantara Laene, Guimarães Simone E F
Abstract excerpt
Comprehending mechanisms controlling corpus luteum (CL) angiogenesis and apoptosis in pregnant sows is essential to understand the physiological role of these processes in CL function, progesterone production and consequently in conceptus development and prenatal mortality. CL from 54 sows from two genetic groups, a commercial line (COM) and the local Piau breed (LPB), were obtained for gene expression (n = 3...
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