Table 1. Correlation of VP2 transcription with transcription of immune genes.

	Segments of the digestive tract
Gene	Esophagus	Stomach	Pyloric caeca	Midgut	Hindgut
IgM	0.484	−0,413	0.874 **	0.084	0.355
IgT	0.411	−0,089	0.863 **	0.198	−0,209
IgD	0.766 *	0.984 **	0.362	−0,335	0.742 *
MembIgM	0.680	−0,383	0.799 *	−0,144	−0,228
secIgM	0.232	0.329	−0,002	−0,215	0.061
Blimp1	0.232	0.132	0.756 *	−0,219	0.447
Pax5	0.060	0.278	0.374	−0,485	0.266

Pearson correlation between the levels of transcription of the VP2 gene and the transcription levels of the different immune genes studied in the different segments of the intestinal tract. N = 6.

^*p<0.05;

^**p<0.01.