Maternal and fetal thyroid dysfunction following porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus2 infection

Abstract To better understand the host response to porcine reproductive and respiratory virus-2 (PRRSV2) we evaluated circulating thyroid hormone and associated gene expression in a late gestation challenge model. Pregnant gilts were inoculated at gestation day 85 and fetal samples collected at eith...

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Main Authors: J. Alex Pasternak, Daniel J. MacPhee, John C. S. Harding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:Veterinary Research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13567-020-00772-2