Fig. 7.

FSH treatment of young chickens increased the AF accumulation and FSH contents and Fshr mRNA in AF. Chickens received 4 mIU FSH daily from day 7 to day 13. A: Birds were weighed, and AF was collected 24 h after injection on day 13. AFW and AFR in FSH-treated birds were significantly higher than those in controls (P < 0.01). Data are means ± SD (n = 6). B: FSH content and Fshr mRNA expression were detected by q-PCR and ELISA in abdominal adipose tissue collected 2 h after injection on day 13. FSH content and Fshr mRNA levels in AF from FSH-treated birds were significantly higher than those in controls. Data are means ± SD (n = 3).