In an attempt to unveil part of the molecular processes controlling porcine placentation we have investigated the pregnancy induced gene expression in the porcine endometrium at Day 14 after insemination using the Affymetrix GeneChip® Porcine Genome Array. Experiment Overall Design: At Day 14 after ...
To identify the molecular markers of early pregnancy in pigs, we compared global gene expression profiles of the maternal peripheral blood in pregnant sows with the non-pregnant sows. Peripheral blood sample was collected at 14 days after insemination from the submandibular vein of pregnant and non-...
This study provide an opportunity to elucidate the genetic control of fetal implantation and improve our understanding of fetal implantation and gestation maintenance, thus make further improvement for litter size of pigs. Nine pregnant sows were slaughtered by electrical on day 13, day 18 and day 2...
This study aims to investigate the effects and mechanisms of heat stress (HS) on the physiological functions of the liver in primiparous sows during early pregnancy.In the experimental design, we exposed early pregnant sows to HS (high temperature and humidity environment) and TN (normal environment...
Maternal exposure to estrogens can induce long-term adverse effects in the offspring. This may be mediated through alterations in the endometrium affecting embryo-maternal communication as early as the preimplantational phase. Thus, we analyzed the effects of gestational estradiol-17β (E2) exposure ...
Prolificacy related traits are of great economical interest in the pig industry. microRNAs (miRNAs) are post-transcriptional regulators of gene expression important for reproductive processes. In pigs, the roles of ovarian miRNAs during gestation remain unknown although the ovaries are essential dur...
Prolificacy related traits are of great economical interest in the pig industry. microRNAs (miRNAs) are post-transcriptional regulators of gene expression important for reproductive processes. In pigs, the roles of ovarian miRNAs during gestation remain unknown although the ovaries are essential dur...
