Dietary supplementation with 0.4% L-arginine between days 14 and 30 of gestation enhances NO and polyamine syntheses and water transport in porcine placentae

Dietary supplementation with 0.4% L-arginine between days 14 and 30 of gestation enhances NO and polyamine syntheses and water transport in porcine placentae

Abstract Background Most embryonic loss in pigs occurs before d 30 of gestation. Dietary supplementation with L-arginine (Arg) during early gestation can enhance the survival and development of conceptuses (embryo/fetus and its extra-embryonic membranes) in gilts. However, the underlying mechanisms...

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Main Authors: Cassandra M. Herring, Fuller W. Bazer, Gregory A. Johnson, Heewon Seo, Shengdi Hu, Mohammed Elmetwally, Wenliang He, Daniel B. Long, Guoyao Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
Subjects:
Angiogenesis
Arginine
Fetus
Placenta
Reproduction
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40104-022-00794-0

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