ZHANG wenlong

Zhang Wenlong

Ph.D., Associate Professor

Contact

Address: College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University

No. 22 Xinong Road, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China.

Email: zhangwenlong@nwafu.edu.cn

1. Education and Work Experience

01.2016 – now, Associate Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University

09.2009 – 07.2013, Postdoctoral training, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University

09.2005 – 07.2008, Ph.D., Basic Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University

09.1991 – 07.1996, Bachelor, Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University

2. Research and Teaching

Research interests:

Regulation of reproduction and lactation in domestic animals.

Teaching:

Animal Physiology for bachelor students.

3. Publications

Selected papers:

[1] Zhang WL, Zhang ZL, Peng J, Yang ST, Chen JX, Wang CX, Tong DW*. Expression of arylalkylamine n-acetyltransferase (AANAT) and acetylserotonin o-methyltransferase (ASMT) in the corpus luteum of pregnant sows and synthesis of melatonin in luteal cells.  Cell and Tissue Research , 388, 167–179 (2022).

[2] Zhang WL, Zhang ZL, Peng J, Yang ST, Tong DW*. Effects of melatonin on the production of GnRH and LH in luteal cells of pregnant sows.  Journal of Molecular Endocrinology , 68, 111–123 (2022).

[3] Zhang WL, Chen JX, Zhao YX, Zheng Z, Song YL, Wang H, DW*. The inhibitory effect of melatonin on mammary function of lactating dairy goats.  Biology of Reproduction , 100, 455–467 (2019).

[4] Zhang WL, Wang ZY, Zhang L, Zhang ZL, Chen ZX, Chen WC, Tong DW*. Melatonin stimulates the secretion of progesterone along with the expression of cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme (P450scc) and steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) in corpus luteum of pregnant sows.  Theriogenology , 108, 297–305 (2018).

[5] Zhang WL, Zhang ZL, Chen ZX, Tong DW*. Ghrelin is expressed in the pregnant mammary glands of dairy goats and promotes the cell proliferation of mammary epithelial cells.  General and Comparative Endocrinology , 260, 115–124 (2018).

[6]  Zhang WL, Yu GS, Huang Y, Xu D, Ren JJ, Jiang L, Wu CL, Tong DW*. Expression of ghrelin and GHSR-1a in mammary glands of dairy goat during the lactation and the effects of gherlin on regulation of mammary function  in vitro .  Molecular and Cellular  Endocrinology , 370, 20–31(2013).

4. Projects and Funding

[1] Key Project, No. 2020NY-013, Shaanxi Provincial Key Research and Development Project (CN), 100,000 RMB Yuan, 2020-2022, grant holder.

[2] Research of boar semen liquid diluents. Industrial service agreement, 150,000 RMB Yuan, 2019 – , lead researcher.