Melatonin promotes the growth and development of lambs by increasing growth hormone and testosterone, targeting on apoptosis signaling pathway and intestinal microflora

Melatonin promotes the growth and development of lambs by increasing growth hormone and testosterone, targeting on apoptosis signaling pathway and intestinal microflora

Melatonin is an indole-like neuroendocrine hormone. A large number of studies have shown that melatonin can improve production performance of ewes, but it is not clear in lambs. In this study, the growth and development of the 2-month-old lambs implanted with melatonin were monitored for 60 days. Th...

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Main Authors: Wenkui Ma, Hao Wu, Guangdong Li, Laiqing Yan, Likai Wang, Mengmeng Zhao, Shengyu Guan, Shang Xu, Xiaokai Guo, Fenze Liu, Pengyun Ji, Abulizi Wusiman, Guoshi Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
melatonin
lamb
muscle
fat
intestinal microbe
apoptosis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2022.966120/full

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