Toxins (Oct 2022)
Quantitative Proteomic Analysis of Zearalenone Exposure on Uterine Development in Weaned Gilts
Abstract
The aim of this study was to explore the effect of zearalenone (ZEA) exposure on uterine development in weaned gilts by quantitative proteome analysis with tandem mass spectrometry tags (TMT). A total of 16 healthy weaned gilts were randomly divided into control (basal diet) and ZEA3.0 treatments groups (basal diet supplemented with 3.0 mg/kg ZEA). Results showed that vulva size and uterine development index were increased (p p p p p p < 0.01). This study sheds new light on the molecular mechanism of ZEA in the uterine development of gilts.
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