Figure 2From: Transcriptional profiling avian beta-defensins in chicken oviduct epithelial cells before and after infection with Salmonella enterica serovar EnteritidisExpression patterns of 14 known AvBDs in COEC. Total RNA extracted from uninfected COEC was reverse transcribed into cDNA and amplified using primers specific for β-actin and individual AvBD genes. 2A. RT-PCR products subjected to 1.5% agarose gel electrophoresis. 2B. Amount of AvBD RT-PCR products relative to that of β-actin products. Data presented are geometric means of four independent experiments ± standard deviation. Values with different letters are significantly different (P < 0.05).Back to article page