Animal Husbandry and Feed Science ›› 2019, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (6): 30-33.doi: 10.12160/j.issn.1672-5190.2019.06.009

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Research Progress on Beta-defensins in Female Mammalian Reproductive System

WANG Dong-yang, Baotuya   

  1. College of Basic Medicine,Inner Mongolia Medical University,Hohhot 010100,China
  • Received:2019-05-06 Online:2019-06-30 Published:2019-12-25

Abstract: Beta-defensin has been found to be widely expressed in the female reproductive system of mammals, which plays an important role in immunity, prevention of reproductive tract infection and normal fetal development. In this paper, the distribution, function and regulation of beta-defensin in female mammalian reproductive system were reviewed, and its application was prospected, in hoping to provide references for better reveal the roles of beta-defensin in female reproductive system.

Key words: beta-defensin, mammals, female reproductive system, regulation

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