TY - JOUR T1 - A Semi-Quantitative RT-PCR to Assess Differential Expression Levels of TCF3 Gene in Two Chinese Indigenous Chicken Breeds AU - , Wang Jin-yu AU - , Bian Liang-yong AU - , Yang Yan AU - , Li lin-Chuan AU - , H. Hassan Musa AU - , M. Dafalla Mekki JO - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances VL - 6 IS - 2 SP - 185 EP - 189 PY - 2007 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1680-5593 DO - javaa.2007.185.189 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2007.185.189 KW - TCF3 KW -semi-quantitative RT-PCR KW -gene expression KW -chicken breeds KW -jinghai breed KW -suqin bread AB - Semi-Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) was applied to quantify and compare variations in avian TCF3 expression level between two Chinese indigenous chicken breeds for different tissues. Six primer combinations in addition to -actin as an internal control were used. The expression level of TCF3 was greater in Jinghai breed than Suqin breed for different tissues. The variability of gene expression between two breeds showed 18.55, 37.85 and 66.15% higher expression in Jinghai breed than Suqin breed for kidney, lung and spleen tissues, respectively. Differences were found to be significant (p<0.05) only for expression level in lung and spleen tissues. Significant effect of sex upon TCF3 expression was detected for both breeds. ER -