MULTIFACETED ROLE OF ONE-CARBON METABOLISM ON IMMUNOMETABOLIC CONTROL AND GROWTH DURING PREGNANCY, LACTATION AND THE NEONATAL PERIOD IN DAIRY CATTLE

Multifaceted role of one-carbon metabolism on immunometabolic control and growth during pregnancy, lactation and the neonatal period in dairy cattle

Abstract Dairy cattle undergo dramatic metabolic, endocrine, physiologic and immune changes during the peripartal period largely due to combined increases in energy requirements for fetal growth and development, milk production, and decreased dry matter intake.The negative nutrient balance that develops results in body fat mobilization, subsequentl

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Comparison of different sequential assimilation algorithms for satellite-derived leaf area index using the Data Assimilation Research Testbed (version Lanai)

The leaf area index (LAI) is a crucial parameter for understanding the exchanges of mass and energy between terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere.In this study, the Data Assimilation Research Testbed (DART) has been successfully coupled to the Community Land Model with explicit carbon and nitrogen components (CLM4CN) by assimilating Baby Blanke

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RNase R, a New Virulence Determinant of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Pneumococcal infections have increasingly high mortality rates despite the availability of vaccines and antibiotics.Therefore, the identification of new virulence determinants and the understanding of the molecular mechanisms behind pathogenesis have become of paramount importance in the search of new targets for drug development.The exoribonucleas

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