Figure 6From: Gallin; an antimicrobial peptide member of a new avian defensin family, the ovodefensins, has been subject to recent gene duplicationExpression of gallin in the magnum of the hen oviduct measured by RT-QPCR (n = 8, mean ± sem). The expression is corrected for GAPDH expression to attempt to normalise for any differences in tissue sample size. 'No egg' represents a pause day when the hen did not ovulate.Back to article page