Functional roles of ornithine decarboxylase and arginine decarboxylase during the peri-implantation period of pregnancy in sheep.
Yasser Y LenisGregory A JohnsonXiaoqiu WangWendy W TangKathrin A DunlapM Carey SatterfieldGuoyao WuThomas R HansenFuller W BazerPublished in: Journal of animal science and biotechnology (2018)
The double-knockdown of translation of ODC1 and ADC mRNAs was most detrimental to conceptus development and their production of interferon tau (IFNT). Agm, polyamines, amino acids, and adequate secretion of IFNT are critical for establishment and maintenance of pregnancy during the peri-implantation period of gestation in sheep.