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Review
. 2023 Jul;90(7):503-516.
doi: 10.1002/mrd.23669. Epub 2023 Jan 18.

Scrambled eggs-Negative impacts of heat stress and chemical exposures on ovarian function in swine

M Estefanía González-Alvarez  1 , Crystal M Roach  1 , Aileen F Keating  1
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Review

Scrambled eggs-Negative impacts of heat stress and chemical exposures on ovarian function in swine

M Estefanía González-Alvarez et al. Mol Reprod Dev. 2023 Jul.

Abstract

Exposure to environmental toxicants and hyperthermia can hamper reproduction in female mammals including swine. Phenotypic manifestations include poor quality oocytes, endocrine disruption, infertility, lengthened time to conceive, pregnancy loss, and embryonic defects. The ovary has the capacity for toxicant biotransformation, regulated in part by the phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase signaling pathway. The impacts of exposure to mycotoxins and pesticides on swine reproduction and the potential for an emerging chemical class of concern, the per- and polyfluoroalkylated substances, to hamper porcine reproduction are reviewed. The negative impairments of heat stress (HS) on swine reproductive outcomes are also described and the cumulative effect of environmental exposures, such as HS, when present in conjunction with a toxicant is considered.

Keywords: Zearalenone; heat stress; per- and polyfluoroalkylated substances; toxicant.

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