Table IV.
Expression levels of TNF-α mRNA in the 11 tissues according to piglet genotype
| Expression level (mean ± standard deviation), genotype (number of piglets) | |||
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| Tissue | CC (6) | CT (6) | TT (6) |
| Heart | 1.295 ± 0.443 | 0.903 ± 0.299 | 0.975 ± 0.353 |
| Liver | 9.610 ± 1.630 | 8.631 ± 3.302 | 9.186 ± 3.154 |
| Spleen | 79.424 ± 8.548a | 127.241 ± 48.479a,b | 141.208 ± 10.077b |
| Lung | 72.835 ± 20.146 | 66.006 ± 22.501 | 69.802 ± 24.143 |
| Kidney | 7.770 ± 1.856a | 14.653 ± 7.830a,b | 16.398 ± 2.531b |
| Stomach | 7.447 ± 2.274 | 8.321 ± 5.696 | 11.535 ± 3.819 |
| Muscle | 0.243 ± 0.051 | 0.184 ± 0.080 | 0.247 ± 0.048 |
| Thymus | 15.380 ± 6.988 | 15.190 ± 6.297 | 25.360 ± 5.419 |
| Lymph node | 40.819 ± 5.283a | 58.688 ± 21.960a,b | 86.849 ± 19.840b |
| Duodenum | 5.373 ± 1.275a | 6.122 ± 1.240a,b | 9.6535 ± 2.185b |
| Jejunum | 6.205 ± 1.542 | 5.674 ± 2.738 | 6.858 ± 1.967 |
a,b
Within a row, the means without a common superscript differ significantly (P < 0.05).