Vitamin E Regulates the Collagen Contents in the Body Wall of Sea Cucumber (<i>Apostichopus japonicus</i>) via Its Antioxidant Effects and the TGF-β/Smads Pathway

• Main Authors: Zitong Wang (Author), Rujian Xu (Author), Hongbing Yang (Author), Ruixue Li (Author), Jun Ding (Author), Yaqing Chang (Author), Rantao Zuo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A 70-day feeding experiment was performed to investigate the effects of dietary vitamin E at different addition levels (0, 100, 200, and 400 mg/kg) on the growth, collagen content, antioxidant capacity, and expressions of genes related to the transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β)/Sma- and Mad-rela...