Changes in gene expression associated with vitamin A metabolism in the corpora lutea and endometria during day 15 of the estrous cycle and throughout gestation in gilts.
Retinoids (i.e., vitamin A and metabolites) have biological importance for functions involved in growth and development, immunity, and reproduction. Previous studies involving retinoids have demonstrated positive associations with increased luteal progesterone (P4) concentrations, and similarly, progesterone has been i...