China Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Medicine ›› 2012, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (3): 41-46.

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Expression of Neurotrophin-4/5 in the Reproductive Organs of the Prepubertal Gilts

ZHANG Wei1, YI Kang-le2, ZHOU Xu1   

  1. 1. College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China;2. Hunan Institute of Animal and Veterinary Science, Changsha 410000, China
  • Received:2011-08-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2012-03-20 Published:2012-03-20

Abstract: The expression of neurotrophin-4/5 (NT-4/5) mRNA and protein in ovary, oviduct and uterus during the follicle and luteal phase of the pubertal gilts were investigated by quantitative real-time PCR and Western blotting. The results showed that the mRNA and protein of NT-4/5 were present in ovary, oviduct and uterus during the follicle and luteal phase. In addition, the expression amount of NT-4/5 mRNA in ovary, uterus during the follicle stage were significantly higher than the luteal phase (P＜0.05), however, the expression level of NT-4/5 mRNA in oviduct during the follicle phase was significantly lower than the luteal phase(P＜0.05). In collection, these results strongly suggest that local production of the NT-4/5 may particulate in the regulation of reproductive functions in the reproductive functions in the reproductive tract of the prepubertal gilts.

Key words: reproductive organs; NT-4/5; prepubertal gilt

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