Characterization of meat quality traits, fatty acids and volatile compounds in Hu and Tan sheep
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023 Sheep breed has a major influence on characteristics of meat quality and intramuscular fat (IMF), however, studies into the relationship between sheep breed and meat quality traits rarely consider the large variation in IMF within breed.
Jing Li +14 more
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Genome-Wide Association Analysis of Growth Traits in Hu Sheep. [PDF]
Genes (Basel)(1) Background: The Hu sheep is a renowned breed characterized by high reproduction, year-round estrus, and resistance to high humidity and temperature conditions. However, the breed exhibits lower growth rates and meat yields, which necessitate improvements through selective breeding. The integration of molecular markers in sheep breeding programs has
Li T +10 more
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BMC Genomics, 2023 Background As an important reproductive hormone, melatonin plays an important role in regulating the reproductive activities of sheep and other mammals. Hu sheep is a breed favoring for meat, with prolific traits.
Hao Wu +8 more
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The sheep conceptus modulates proteome profiles in caruncular endometrium during early pregnancy [PDF]
, 2016 This project was funded by NHS Grampian R&D project number RG05/019Peer ...
Al-Gubory, Kaïs +2 more
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Identification of Melatonin-Regulated Genes in the Ovine Pituitary Pars Tuberalis, a Target Site for Seasonal Hormone Control [PDF]
, 2008 The pars tuberalis (PT) of the pituitary gland expresses a high density of melatonin (MEL) receptors and is believed to regulate seasonal physiology by decoding changes in nocturnal melatonin secretion.
Alison Downing +83 more
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Analysis of lncRNAs Expression Profiles in Hair Follicle of Hu Sheep Lambskin [PDF]
Animals, 2020 Lambskin of the Hu sheep exhibits high economic value due to its water-wave pattern. Wool curvature is the key factor of the pattern types and quality of lambskin, and it is formed by the interaction between dermal papilla cells and hair matrix cells in the hair follicle, which is regulated by various genes and signaling pathways.
Lv, Chen, Sun, Hussain, Wang, Wang
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Future research to underpin successful peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) eradication [PDF]
, 2017 Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) is a significant pathogen of small ruminants and is prevalent in much of Africa, the Near and Middle East and Asia.
Bouna Diop +10 more
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CRABP2 Promotes the Proliferation of Dermal Papilla Cells via the Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway
Animals, 2023 In our previous study of Hu sheep hair follicles, we found that CRABP2 was highly expressed in DPCs, which suggested that CRABP2 may influence the number of DPCs.
Mingliang He +10 more
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Allogeneic mesenchymal stromal cells overexpressing mutant human Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-α (HIF1-α) in an ovine model of acute myocardial infarction [PDF]
, 2016 Background-Bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells (BMMSCs) are cardioprotective in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) because of release of paracrine angiogenic and prosurvival factors.
Crottogini, Alberto José +11 more
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Gene Expression Profiling of Corpus luteum Reveals Important Insights about Early Pregnancy in Domestic Sheep [PDF]
, 2020 The majority of pregnancy loss in ruminants occurs during the preimplantation stage, which is thus the most critical period determining reproductive success. Here, we performed a comparative transcriptome study by sequencing total mRNA from corpus luteum
Honkatukia, Mervi +5 more
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