Figure 3From: Sexual maturation in hens is not associated with increases in serum leptin and the expression of leptin receptor mRNA in hypothalamusLeptin receptor mRNA expression in hypothalamus between LL and SL chickens at D112 and D136. Results of statistical analysis for leptin receptor mRNA level expressed as arbitrary units relative to β-actin mRNA. The results were expressed as mean ± S.E.M. and differences were considered significant when P < 0.05 tested by ANOVA with SPSS 11.0 for windows. Mean values with (a, b) differ significantly between LL and SL groups (P < 0.05, n = 10).Back to article page