Figure 3.
Heatmaps representing the level of expression of T1R1, T1R3, mGluR1, mGluR4, GPR92, CaSR, FFAR2, FFAR3, and FFAR4 in ten sections of the GIT (tongue base, upper palate, crop, proventriculus, gizzard, duodenum, jejunum, ileum, cecum, and colon) of broiler chickens. (A) Expression of genes of interest by GIT tissue averaging 7 and 26-day-old broilers. (B) Expression of genes of interest by GIT tissue in 7-day-old broilers. (C) Expression of the genes of interest in 26-day-old broilers. Color intensity indicates the level of expression, whitish being the lowest expression (min = low expression) and maroon the highest expression (max = high expression). Different letters (a, b, and c) mean significant differences in gene expression within a row (p ≤ 0.050). Different letters (A, B) mean significant differences in gene expression within a column (p ≤ 0.050).
