TABLE 6.

Relative expression (target/YWHAZ; means ± SE) of chicken genes at 35 days

	No. of chicken	CAT	SOD	GPX
Lung
Control	9	0.09 ± 0.006 a	3.75 ± 0.221 a	4.65 ± 0.982 a
Vitamin C	9	0.10 ± 0.008 a	4.16 ± 0.391 a	5.63 ± 0.865 a
Sage (0.1%)	9	0.08 ± 0.008 a , b	3.30 ± 0.251 a	4.24 ± 0.767 a
Sage (0.2%)	9	0.05 ± 0.005 b	1.18 ± 0.165 b	1.06 ± 0.391 b
P value	–	0.008	0.012	0.018
Heart (right ventricle)
Control	9	0.19 ± 0.209 a	1.31 ± 0.787 a	4.39 ± 0.908 a
Vitamin C	9	0.27 ± 0.287 a	3.67 ± 0.911 a	3.35 ± 0.686 a
Sage (0.1%)	9	0.27 ± 0.211 a	2.33 ± 0.730 a	4.96 ± 0.851 a
Sage (0.2%)	9	1.83 ± 0.114 b	6.24 ± 0.856 b	1.76 ± 0.337 b
P value	–	0.021	0.006	0.009

^a Means in the same column with different letter superscripts are significantly different.

^b Means in the same column with different letter superscripts are significantly different.

P value less than 0.05 is considered significant.

Abbreviations: CAT = catalase; GPX = glutathione peroxidase; MDA = malondialdehyde; SOD = superoxide dismutase.