Expression and Functional Analysis of the BCL2-Associated Agonist of Cell Death (BAD) Gene in the Sheep Ovary During the Reproductive Cycle

Most ewes in China are seasonally polyestrous with normal ovulatory cycles, which is controlled by photoperiod (length of the daily light phase). These ewes are estrous in the short-day season and anestrus in the long-day season and cannot mate during anestrus. Thus seasonal breeding limits both div...

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Main Authors: Xiaohan Cao, Xiangyu Wang, Lulu Lu, Xiaoyu Li, Ran Di, Xiaoyun He, Wenping Hu, Xianyin Zeng, Qiuyue Liu, Mingxing Chu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2018.00512/full