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From: ELOVL gene family plays a virtual role in response to breeding selection and lipid deposition in different tissues in chicken (Gallus gallus)

Fig. 5

Differences of lipid phenotypes and their correlation with multitissue ELOVLs expression in Gushi chickens at 43 weeks. A Differences in cell number and lipid droplet area of abdominal fat in the low (AFL) and high abdominal fat group (AFH) of Gushi chickens determined by hematoxylin–eosin (H&E) staining. Scale bar: 50 μm (40X). B Abdominal fat weight (AFW) and abdominal fat percentage (AFP) in AFL and AFH group (n = 8 for each group). C The difference in lipid droplet accumulation of liver in AFL and AFH group determined by oil red O staining. D Quantification of Liver lipid content (LLC) in AFL and AFH group. E The difference in lipid droplet accumulation of pectoralis in AFL and AFH group determined by oil red O staining. F Pectoral TG content in AFL and AFH group. Pectoral TG content represents intramuscular fat content (IMF). G Correlation analysis of ELOVLs expression in hypothalamus, abdominal fat, liver and pectorals with AFW, AFP, LLC and IMF. The numbers in the box represent Pearson correlation coefficients. Significant difference: * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01

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