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Table 3 E 2 , leptin, T 3 , T 4 hormone levels and the ratio of T 3 /T 4 in serum of LL and SL hens

From: Sexual maturation in hens is not associated with increases in serum leptin and the expression of leptin receptor mRNA in hypothalamus

 

D112

D136

Parameters

LL

SL

LL

SL

E2 (ng/ml)

248.08 ± 19.76a

281.76 ± 18.53a

334.20 ± 12.25b

357.35 ± 9.04b

Leptin (ng/ml)

1.51 ± 0.07a

1.27 ± 0.08b

1.03 ± 0.05c

1.14 ± 0.07bc

T3 (ng/mL)

4.04 ± 0.30ab

4.52 ± 0.41a

1.62 ± 0.12c

3.42 ± 0.42b

T4 (ng/mL)

37.61 ± 1.15a

34.15 ± 1.95ab

30.96 ± 1.18b

36.14 ± 1.26ab

  1. Values are means ± S.E.M. LL long-light group, SL short-light group.
  2. Values in the same experiment bearing different superscripts (a, b, c) are significantly different (P < 0.05, n = 10).
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2049-1891