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ReviewBiology2025

The Role of TGF-β Signaling Pathway in Determining Small Ruminant Litter Size.

Ying Han, Guiling Cao, Wenting Chen, Changfa Wang, Muhammad Zahoor Khan

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Review in Biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Genomic insights into the recent evolution and biodiversity of Italian sheep breeds.Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society · 2025
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  6. Polymorphism of theAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Ying HanCollege of Agriculture and Biology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China.
Guiling CaoCollege of Agriculture and Biology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0265-3884
Wenting ChenCollege of Agriculture and Biology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China.
Changfa WangCollege of Agriculture and Biology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China.
Muhammad Zahoor KhanCollege of Agriculture and Biology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5890-2996

Funding

Liaocheng Municipal Bureau of Science and Technology, High-talented Foreign Expert Introduction Program GDWZ202401Liaocheng University scientific research fund 318052026Livestock and Poultry Breeding Industry Project of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs 19211162National Key R&D Program of China 2022YFD1600103; 2023YFD1302004National Natural Science Foundation of China 32202669Shandong Province Agricultural Major Technology Collaborative Promotion Plan SDNYXTTG-2024-13Shandong Province Modern Agricultural Technology System Donkey Industrial Innovation Team SDAIT-27
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) superfamily plays a crucial role in regulating female reproductive traits, particularly litter size, in small ruminants, such as sheep and goats. This review comprehensively examines the molecular mechanisms through which TGF-β superfamily members-including bone morphogenetic proteins (

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PMID40723346
PMCPMC12293063

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