Abstract
Wang, T., Wang, Z., Cao, J., Dong, Y. and Chen, Y. 2014. Monochromatic light affects the development of chick embryo liver via an anti-oxidation pathway involving melatonin and the melatonin receptor Mel1c. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 94: 391–400. Monochromatic light can influence muscle development during incubation and post-hatching. This process is related to IGF-1, which is primarily secreted by the liver. However, the effect of monochromatic light on liver development of chick embryo is unclear. In this study, 600 Arbor Acres fertile broiler eggs were randomly assigned to four incubators and exposed to continuous red light (R-group), green light (G-group), blue light (B-group), or a dark environment (D-group, control). The liver index of the G-group was higher than that of other groups (6.47–15.46%) at E21, accompanied by a higher percentage of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). The superoxide dismutase (T-SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX), and total antioxidant capability (T-AOC) contents were th...
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