Effects of Melatonin Administration to Pregnant Ewes under Heat-Stress Conditions, in Redox Status and Reproductive Outcome

• Main Authors: Efterpi Bouroutzika (Author), Dimitrios Kouretas (Author), Serafeim Papadopoulos (Author), Aristidis S. Veskoukis (Author), Ekaterini Theodosiadou (Author), Sotiria Makri (Author), Charilaos Paliouras (Author), Marios-Lazaros Michailidis (Author), Mariangela Caroprese (Author), Irene Valasi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Heat stress is a known promoter of reactive oxygen species generation, which may compromise pregnancy and foetal development. Melatonin is a pleiotropic molecule that regulates various processes including pregnancy. Thus, it could be used to ameliorate the redox status of pregnant heat-stressed ewes...