Effects of restrictions on maternal feed intake on the immune indexes of umbilical cord blood and liver Toll-like receptor signaling pathways in fetal goats during pregnancy

Effects of restrictions on maternal feed intake on the immune indexes of umbilical cord blood and liver Toll-like receptor signaling pathways in fetal goats during pregnancy

Abstract Background Liver has important immune function during fetal development and after birth. However, the effect of maternal malnutrition on immune function of the fetal liver is rarely reported. In this study, twelve pregnant goats (Xiangdong black goat, at d 45 of gestation) were assigned to...

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Main Authors: Wenxun Chen, Qiongxian Yan, Hong Yang, Xiaoling Zhou, Zhiliang Tan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
Subjects:
Feed intake restriction
Fetal goats
Immune cell
Liver
TLRs signaling pathway
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-019-0336-7

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