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Table 1 qRT-PCR expression of cathelicidin genes 1-7 in a range of healthy bovine tissues

From: Characterisation and expression profile of the bovine cathelicidin gene repertoire in mammary tissue

Tissue

CATHL1

CATHL2

CATHL3

CATHL4

CATHL5

CATHL6

CATHL7

Ovary

-

+

-

+

++

-

-

Fallopian Tube

-

-

-

-

++

-

-

Testis

++

+

-

+

+++

-

++++

Uterus

-

-

-

-

++

-

-

Rumen

+

-

+++

-

++

-

-

Small Intestine

-

+

+

-

-

-

-

Large Intestine

+

-

++

-

++

-

-

Liver

++

+

++

++

+++

-

++

Spleen

++

++

++

+

++

++

++

Lymph Node

++

+

-

-

++

++

-

PBMCs

-

-

+

-

-

+

-

Lung

+

+

-

+

+++

+

+

Mammary Gland

-

+

-

++

++

-

-

  1. - denotes a lack of detectable gene expression, + denotes 2-20% mRNA expression relative to GAPDH, ++ equals 20-40%, +++ equals 40-60% and ++++ equals 60-80%.