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Astaxanthin increases progesterone production in cultured bovine luteal cells

Although astaxanthin (AST) is known to be a strong antioxidant, its effects on reproductive function in domestic animals have not yet been elucidated in detail. Therefore, we investigated the effects of AST on luteal cells, which produce progesterone (P4), an important hormone for maintaining pregna...

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Autores principales: KAMADA, Hachiro, AKAGI, Satoshi, WATANABE, Shinya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5487791/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28442639
http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.17-0044