Prepartum body conditions affect insulin signaling pathways in postpartum adipose tissues in transition dairy cows

Abstract Background Overconditioned dairy cows are susceptible to excessive lipolysis and increased insulin resistance during the transition period. The associations among body fat reserve, insulin resistance, and lipolysis in adipose tissues (AT) remain to be elucidated. Therefore, this study aimed...

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Main Authors: Fanjian Zhang, Dan Li, Qiong Wu, Jian Sun, Wenyi Guan, Yinxu Hou, Yaohong Zhu, Jiufeng Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-019-0347-4