Effect of Heat Stress on Expression of Main Reproductive Hormone in Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis of Wenchang Chicks
ABSTRACT The hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis is a key neuroen-docrine regulation system involved in the growth and reproduction of poultry. High-temperature conditions lead to the physiological dysfunction of target organs of the HPG axis of poultry, ultimately affecting the animals’ growt...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2021000100317&tlng=en |