Effects of dietary alfalfa saponins on laying performance, egg cholesterol concentration, and ATP-binding cassette transporters G5 and G8 expression in laying hens

This experiment was designed to evaluate the potential for dietary alfalfa saponins (AS) to influence cholesterol (Ch) concentrations and the mRNA expressions of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) that concludes transporters G5 (ABCG5) and G8 (ABCG8) in the livers of laying hens. Hundred and fifty layin...

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Main Authors: Wenna Fan, Xian-lei Zhang, Pengfei Shi, Jia Li, Cheng-zhang Wang, De-feng Li, Xiao-yan Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Animal Research
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09712119.2018.1454323