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Table 3 Quantitative analysis of tissue distribution of MDA5 transcripts in healthy Muscovy ducks 1

From: Duck MDA5 functions in innate immunity against H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus infections

Tissue

MDA5 gene relative expression level (mean ± SD)

Tissue

MDA5 gene relative expression level (mean ± SD)

Brain

0.62 ± 0.09a

Glandular stomach

8.16 ± 0.71a

Crop

19.61 ± 1.57a

Muscle

0.02 ± 0.004a

Trachea

373.68 ± 13.83a

Skin

0.07 ± 0.006a

Heart

0.13 ± 0.01a

Duodenum

22.26 ± 1.89a

Liver

1.62 ± 0.19a

Ileum

23.76 ± 0.66a

Spleen

2.68 ± 0.17a

Colon

13.88 ± 0.84a

Lung

1.45 ± 0.13a

Caecum

6.98 ± 0.58a

Kidney

2.02 ± 0.17a

Rectum

15.02 ± 0.86a

Muscular stomach

0.41 ± 0.05a

Bursa

1.00 ± 0.11

  1. 1Each result represents the level of target gene mRNA relative to those in the bursa, expressed as the mean ± SD (standard deviation) of triplicate from qRT-PCR assays. aindicates there was a difference (P < 0.05) between control and test tissues.