Molecular Research in Animal Reproduction
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2025 | Viewed by 1028
Special Issue Editor
Interests: oocyte maturation; sperm preservation; environments and animal reproduction; animal biotechnology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Animal Reproduction is a process that involves generating animal offsprings to maintain breeds; it is also one of the critical steps to increasing the number of animals which are including the following processes: spermatogenesis, follicular development and oocyte maturation, fertilization, embryonic development and maternal recognition, the process of parturition, and so on. With the development of science and technology, each of the process of animal reproduction has been found to be deeply regulated by many factors and small molecular elements, such as endocrinology, cytokines, chemokines, epigenetic factors and miRNA, circle RNA, etc. However, the molecular mechanisms related to the animal reproduction process are quiet complex and need to be studied further. The aims of this Special Issue are to demonstrate the research progress regarding the molecular mechanisms of animal reproduction and to increase knowledge for research on animal reproduction while also trying to develop new methods or technologies to promote this process.
Prof. Dr. Zhongliang Jiang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- spermatogenesis
- follicular atresia
- oocyte maturation
- granulosa cells
- hormone regulation
- autophagy
- apoptosis
- miRNA
- signaling regulation
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