Select nutrients, progesterone, and interferon tau affect conceptus metabolism and development
Interferon tau (IFNT), a novel multifunctional type I interferon secreted by trophectoderm, is the pregnancy recognition signal in ruminants that also has antiviral, antiproliferative, and immunomodulatory bioactivities. IFNT, with progesterone, affects availability of the metabolic substrate in the...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Blackwell Publishing Inc
2012
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3485747/ |