Figure 11.

Expression of selected genes related with vitamin A, thyroid hormone and extracellular matrix mineralization in Senegalese sole larvae at 21 dph when fed with increased dietary vitamin A levels during pre- or pro-metamorphosis. rarα, retinoic acid receptor α; rxrα, retinoid x receptor α; rbp, retinol binding protein; trαa, thyroid hormone receptor α a; trαb, thyroid hormone receptor α b; trβ, thyroid hormone receptor β; tshβ, thyroid stimulating hormone β; tg, thyroglobulin; bgp, bone gla protein. For a detailed description about the different experimental groups, please see the legend of Figure 1. Different letters at the top of each bar denotes statistically significant differences among experimental groups (ANOVA, P < 0.05; N = 3).