Maternal organic selenium supplementation during gestation enhances muscle fiber area and muscle fiber maturation of offspring in porcine model

Abstract Background Organic selenium supplementation during gestation improves the antioxidant status and reproductive performance of sows and increases the antioxidative capacity of the intestines of their offspring. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of maternal basel diet (control...

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Main Authors: Yan Lin, Hui Yan, Lei Cao, Daolin Mou, Dajiang Ding, Binting Qin, Lianqiang Che, Zhengfeng Fang, Shengyu Xu, Yong Zhuo, Jian Li, Jianping Wang, Chao Huang, Yuanfeng Zou, Lixia Li, De Wu, Bin Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-11-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40104-022-00773-5