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Table 3 Comparison of the contents of proinflammatory cytokines in uterine mucosa between young (42 wk. of age) and aged hen groups (72 wk. of age)

From: Uterine transcriptome analysis reveals mRNA expression changes associated with the ultrastructure differences of eggshell in young and aged laying hens

Items

Young hen

Aged hen

P-value

IL-1β (pg/mg protein)

7.47 ± 0.57

8.17 ± 0.47

0.019

IL-6 (pg/mg protein)

0.33 ± 0.04

0.36 ± 0.05

0.155

IFN-γ (pg/mg protein)

0.78 ± 0.07

0.82 ± 0.09

0.348

  1. Data are the mean of 8 replicates with 2 birds each (one sample from the aged hen group was rejected due to no egg with incomplete shell present in hen oviduct)
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BMC Genomics

ISSN: 1471-2164

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