Raphanus sativus L. var niger (black radish) is a plant of the cruciferous family with
important ethnobotanical uses for the treatment of gallstones in Mexican traditional …

This study was conducted to characterize metabolic differences between high feed efficiency
(HFE) and low feed efficiency (LFE) chickens to investigate why feed efficient chickens are …

Objective The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of lycopene on growth
performance, abdominal fat deposition, serum lipids levels, activities of hepatic lipid …

Betaine is reported to regulate hepatic cholesterol metabolism in mammals. Chicken eggs
contain considerable amount of betaine, yet it remains unknown whether and how betaine in …

Zika virus (ZIKV) is a re-emerging mosquito-borne flavivirus of African origin that is
transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. ZIKV was historically limited to Africa and Asia, where …

Background: The Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL) Receptor (LDL-R) is a transmembrane
protein playing a crucial role in effective lipid homeostasis. Various therapeutic agents have …

Hepatic lipid and fatty acid (FA) metabolism are critical for regulating energetic homeostasis
during embryogenesis. At present, it remains unclear how an exogenous FA intervention …

Maternal betaine was reported to regulate offspring hepatic cholesterol metabolism in
mammals. However, it is unclear whether and how feeding betaine to laying hens affects …

Selection of broiler chickens for growth has led to increased adipose tissue accretion. To
investigate the post-hatch development of adipose tissue, the abdominal, clavicular, and …

Iron overload is associated with the obesity and type 2 diabetes in humans. To investigate its
effects on lipid metabolism in the liver and adipose tissue of broiler chickens, a total of 320 1 …