Fig 1. Relative expression levels of seven candidate genes in longissimus dorsi muscle of yaks fed diets supplying different energy levels.

ACACA: acetyl-CoA carboxylase, FASN: fatty acid synthase, SCD: stearoyl-CoA desaturase, SREBP-1c: sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1c, PPARγ: peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors gamma, LPL: lipoprotein lipase, FABP4: fatty acid binding protein 4. Values are represented as the Mean ± SEM. * and ** indicate P < 0.05 and P < 0.01, respectively, between two groups.