Pigs are cost-effective industrial animals because they produce a large number of offspring
and have shorter rebreeding intervals compared with other animals, such as non-human …

Neurotrophins are a family of polypeptide growth factors that are required for the
proliferation, differentiation, survival, and death of neuronal cells. A growing body of …

BACKGROUND Neurotrophins of the nerve growth factor family are soluble polypeptides
that are best known for their role in nerve growth, survival and differentiation in the central …

In mammals, the oviduct may participate to the regulation of early embryo development. In
vitro co-culture of early bovine embryos with bovine oviduct epithelial cells (BOEC) has been …

Neurotrophin-4 (NT-4), a neurotrophic factor, appears to affect early embryonic development
because it is secreted not only by neurons but also by oviductal and uterine epithelial cells …

Simple Summary Recently, increasing the efficiency of porcine embryo cultures by
promoting oocyte maturation in vitro has attracted much attention. Brain-derived …

Brain‐derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is involved in regulating the growth of ovarian
follicles, maturation of the oocyte, and development of the early embryo through its receptor …

Neurotrophin-4 (NT-4) is a neurotrophic factor that plays an important role in follicular
development and oocyte maturation. However, it is not yet known whether NT-4 is related to …

The neurotrophin family of proteins is required for the survival and differentiation of the
nervous system and is important to the development of reproductive tissues. The objectives …

Oxidative stress has negative impacts on the clinical outcomes of assisted reproduction
techniques. The brain‐derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) promotes the viability of nerve …