The Role of Melatonin in Animal Reproduction Using - Omic Technologies

Dear Colleagues,

We invite you to submit original research papers and review articles concerning different aspects of the role of melatonin in animal reproduction using -omic technologies in different animal species.

Melatonin is a pleiotropic molecule that regulates various processes. With respect to reproduction, melatonin is involved in follicular development, luteal function, early embryonic development in vivo and in vitro, spermatogenesis, semen quality and pregnancy among others. Furthermore, melatonin is a potent antioxidant with useful applications in several fields due to its capacity to scavenge free radicals and enhance cellular endogenous antioxidant defenses.

Several -omic applications have been developed in the last two decades for the purpose of collecting and analyzing high-throughput data on the proteins (proteomics), mRNA transcripts (transcriptomics), gene sequences (genomics), microbial diversity (metagenomics), epigenetic regulation of gene expression (epigenomics), metabolic profile (metabolomics), lipid profile (lipidomics), etc., of a particular cell, tissue, organ or whole organism at a specific time point of sampling.

The purpose of this Special Issue is to collect the latest scientific achievements that address the new advances of melatonin pathways in animal reproduction. Additionally, we aim to stimulate a discussion on applied reproduction in domestic and aquatic animals, focusing on various -omic technologies and their limitations to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the effects of melatonin on animal reproduction. 

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Serafeim Papadopoulos
Prof. Dr. Athanasios Exadactylos
Guest Editors

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• male reproductive biology
• female reproductive biology
• melatonin
• domestic animals
• teleost fish
• proteomics
• genomics
• transcriptomics
• metagenomics
• epigenomics
• metabolomics
• lipidomics