Elodie Merlot

INRA - UMR SENAH
F-35590 Saint Gilles, France

Tél : +33 (0)2 23 48 70 55
Fax : +33 (0) 2 23 48 50 80
Elodie.Merlot@rennes.inra.fr

Chargée de Recherches

Équipe : Elevage, Environnement et Bien-être

Fonctions - Compétences - Activités

Physiologie du stress
Psychoneuroimmunologie
Immunomodulation

Thématique de recherche actuelle :
Influence des pratiques d’élevages (stress pré- et post-natal, castration vs. élevage de mâles entiers), conditions de logement et stratégies d’alimentation sur l’immunité des porcs.

Voir aussi

Liste des publications dans ProdINRA

Selection de publications

Otten W, Kanitz E, Couret D, Veissier I, Prunier A, Merlot E. (2009). Maternal social stress during late pregnancy affects hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal function and brain neurotransmitter systems in pig offspring. Domestic Animal Endocrinology, version en ligne.

Couret D, Prunier A, Mounier A-M, Thomas F, Oswald IP, Merlot E (2009). Comparative effects of a prenatal stress occurring during early or late gestation on pig immune response. Physiology and Behavior, 98,498-504.

Timmusk S, Merlot E, Lövgren T, Lilian Järvekülg L, Berg M, Fossum C (2009). Regulator of G protein signalling 16 (RGS16) is a target for a porcine circovirus type-2 protein. Journal of General Immunology, 90, 2425-2436.

Couret D, Jamin A, Küntz G, Prunier A, Merlot E (2009). Maternal stress during late gestation has moderate but long lasting effects on the immune system of the piglets. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 131, 17-24.

Couret D, Otten W, Puppe B, Prunier A, Merlot E (2009). Repeated grouping of pregnant gilts induces prolonged stress and is a suitable model for prenatal stress studies.  Animal 3, 118-127.

Merlot E, Couret D, Otten W (2008). Prenatal stress, fetal imprinting and immunity. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 22, 42-51.