Grape Seed Proanthocyanidin Extract Prevents Ovarian Aging by Inhibiting Oxidative Stress in the Hens

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Transcription levels of genes related to ovary antioxidant capacity. Levels of Cat (a), Sod1 (b), Sod2 (c), Gpx3 (d), Prdx3 (e), Mgst1 (f), Gsta4 (g), and Gsr (h) mRNAs in ovaries of hens aged 90, 150, 280, and 580 days. Data were expressed as the means ± s.e. The relative abundance of each transcript was normalized to a β-actin and expressed as fold changes over D90 pullets. Different capital and lowercase letters indicate a very significant difference () and significant difference (), respectively.

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