Maternal Supplementation with Ornithine Promotes Placental Angiogenesis and Improves Intestinal Development of Suckling Piglets

Maternal Supplementation with Ornithine Promotes Placental Angiogenesis and Improves Intestinal Development of Suckling Piglets

The blood vessels of the placenta are crucial for fetal growth. Here, lower vessel density and ornithine (Orn) content were observed in placentae for low-birth-weight fetuses versus normal-birth-weight fetuses at day 75 of gestation. Furthermore, the Orn content in placentae decreased from day 75 to...

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Main Authors: Yun Yang, Guanyu Hou, Fengjie Ji, Hanlin Zhou, Renlong Lv, Chengjun Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-02-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
angiogenesis
placenta
ornithine
intrauterine growth restriction
intestinal development
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/5/689

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