Transcriptome analysis reveals mechanism underlying the differential intestinal functionality of laying hens in the late phase and peak phase of production

Table 4 Pathway analysis (top ten) of upregulated genes of the intestine of laying hens in LP group relative to PP group¹ (n = 4)

Pathway name	Ko_ID	Richment _factor	P-value	Q-value
SNARE interactions in vesicular transport	ko04130	19.0	0.005	0.090
Starch and sucrose metabolism	ko00500	13.6	0.009	0.175
Cardiac muscle contraction	ko04260	9.1	0.002	0.374
Focal adhesion	ko04510	4.2	0.032	0.617
ECM-receptor interaction	ko04512	6.8	0.034	0.648
Mismatch repair	ko03430	15.1	0.064	1
Cell adhesion molecules	ko04514	4.6	0.068	1
Adrenergic signaling in cardiomyocytes	ko04261	4.5	0.071	1
Hedgehog signaling pathway	ko04340	7.4	0.127	1
Gap junction	ko04540	3.3	0.267	1

¹PP laying hens in the peak phase of production, LP laying hens in the late phase of production

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