Figure 3.
Abp transcript expression in lacrimal glands of the three genotypes in both sexes. Lacrimal Abp transcript levels in males (A) and females (B) were calculated using values obtained from qPCR with standard curves used as the method of optimization and verification for primer sets for each paralog. Any values below 10−4 ng RNA are regarded as a nonexpressed paralog. Paralogs with sex-specific expressions are marked with an asterisk. SE bars that show the SD of the means are shown on the graph. F, female; M, male; qPCR, quantitative PCR.