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ArticleAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Melatonin Enhances Muscle Development and Suppresses Fat Deposition in Cashmere Goats by Implicating Gut Microbiota and Ameliorating Systemic Antioxidant Status.

Zhenyu Su, Zibin Zheng, Mulong Lu, Di Han, Jiaxin Qin, Tianzhu Yin, Zhiguo Quan, Shiwei Ding, Liwen He, Wei Zhang

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Article in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Zhenyu SuState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Zibin ZhengState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0021-8910
Mulong LuState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.ORCID 0009-0005-9175-7467
Di HanState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.ORCID 0009-0007-9910-6815
Jiaxin QinState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Tianzhu YinState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.ORCID 0009-0008-6943-2588
Zhiguo QuanLiaoning Agricultural and Rural Development Service Center, Shenyang 111000, China.
Shiwei DingLiaoning Agricultural and Rural Development Service Center, Shenyang 111000, China.
Liwen HeState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8578-710X
Wei ZhangState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.

Funding

China Agriculture Research System (CARS-39)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Goat meat is widely valued as a healthy option due to its lean nature, yet strategies to further optimize its intrinsic nutritional composition remain a key objective. This study examined the influence of melatonin on muscle development and visceral fat deposition in cashmere goats, focusing on its role in augmenting systemic antioxidant capacity and modifying gut microbiota. Thirty goat kids were randomly assigned to a control or a melatonin-treated (2 mg/kg body weight) group. Melatonin implantation induced a metabolic shift characterized by reduced visceral fat deposition (perirenal, omental, and mesenteric fat;

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antioxidant capacitycashmere goatgut microbiotamelatoninmuscle development

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PMID41596070
PMCPMC12837685

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