Figure 7From: Gallin; an antimicrobial peptide member of a new avian defensin family, the ovodefensins, has been subject to recent gene duplicationThe tubular gland cells of the magnum and shell gland region of the oviduct stained positive with anti-gallin antisera (R110) when the egg was in the shell gland region (a and c). Corresponding negative controls are shown in images b and d. Positive staining was limited to a few of the ciliated epithelial cells lining the lumen of the shell gland when the egg was more proximally placed in the oviduct (e). The caecum was not reactive to the primary antibody (f).Back to article page