Supplementary prenatal copper increases plasma triiodothyronine and brown adipose tissue uncoupling protein-1 gene expression but depresses thermogenesis in newborn lambs
Objective We tested the hypothesis that increasing dietary copper (Cu) to gravid ewes would enhance brown adipose tissue (BAT) thermogenesis in their offspring. Methods Twin-bearing ewes were assigned on d 70 of gestation to diets containing 3, 10, or 20 ppm dietary Cu (n = 8 per group). Twin lambs...
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| Language: | English |
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Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies
2020-03-01
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| Series: | Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-18-0179.pdf |