Association of Melatonin Administration in Pregnant Ewes with Growth, Redox Status and Immunity of Their Offspring

Association of Melatonin Administration in Pregnant Ewes with Growth, Redox Status and Immunity of Their Offspring

In this study, the effects of melatonin treatment on growth, redox status and immunity in prenatally stressed newborn lambs were evaluated. Thirty-seven newborn lambs were allocated into two groups (melatonin-MEL and control-CON), based on whether their mothers were treated with melatonin implants o...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Efterpi Bouroutzika, Maria Giovanna Ciliberti, Mariangela Caroprese, Ekaterini Theodosiadou, Serafeim Papadopoulos, Sotiria Makri, Zoi-Vasiliki Skaperda, Georgios Kotsadam, Marios-Lazaros Michailidis, George Valiakos, Stella Chadio, Dimitris Kouretas, Irene Valasi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
melatonin
antioxidant biomarkers
cytokines
IgG
lambs
prenatal stress
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/11/3161

Internet

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/11/3161

Similar Items