Data derived principally from peripheral tissues (fat, muscle and liver) show that insulin
signals via diverse interconnecting intracellular pathways and that some of the major …

Pig production faces seasonal fluctuations. The low farrowing rate of sows mated in summer,
increased carcass fatness of progeny born to the sows mated in summer, and slower growth …

Aquaculture production is currently challenged to meet the growing demands for seafood
protein throughout the world. To achieve this growth in an efficient, safe and sustainable …

The in vitro production of porcine embryos has presented numerous challenges to
researchers over the past four decades. Some of the problems encountered were specific to …

Contents Sheep and goat production is an important economic activity in Spain with an
increasing interest in milk production. Multiovulation and Embryo Transfer (MOET) and In …

Previous work from our laboratory demonstrated the existence of miRNAs in human follicular
fluid. In the current study, we have sought to identify miRNAs that might affect oocyte/embryo …

In order to investigate the metabolic characteristics of human follicular fluid (FF) and to
reveal potential metabolic predictors of follicular development (FD) with clinical implications …

In recent years, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become the most common liver
disease in the world. As an important model animal, the characteristics of gut microbiota …

Studying cumulus cell (CC) transcriptome is of great interest as it could provide a
noninvasive method to assess oocyte quality. In cattle, the search for quality markers has not …

The FecB gene has been discovered as an important gene in sheep for its high relationship
with the ovulation rate, but its regulatory mechanism remains unknown. In the present study …