Table 2.
DNA methylation levels (%).
| Tissues | Genes | C-F | C-M | P-F | P-M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skeletal muscles | ATP5A1 | 29.81 | 22.50 | 23.85 | 6.35 |
| GH | 62.24 | 46.94 | 52.24 | 32.04 | |
| GHR | 54.33 | 44.17 | 47.33 | 30.67 | |
| IGF1 | 61.79 | 53.57 | 54.64 | 42.50 | |
| IGF1R | 42.35 | 40.00 | 39.12 | 25.88 | |
| AMPKα2 | 40.00 | 52.41 | 57.93 | 73.10 | |
| mTOR | 35.41 | 27.38 | 29.84 | 12.13 | |
| Thyroid glands | TG | 47.42 | 41.82 | 30.61 | 20.61 |
| THRA | 33.68 | 26.05 | 28.03 | 16.45 |
Genes in the skeletal muscles and thyroid glands of female and male chickens on day 90 are bisulfite sequenced. The cytosine methylation analysis results see Figure 8. C-F represents female chickens in the control group; C-M represents male chickens in the control group; P-F represents female chickens in the plasma treatment group; P-M represents male chickens in the plasma treatment group. ATP5A1, ATP synthase, H+ transporting, mitochondrial F1 complex, alpha subunit 1; GH, growth hormone; GHR, growth hormone receptor; IGF1, insulin-like growth factor 1; IGF1R, insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor; AMPKα2, adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase catalytic subunit alpha 2; mTOR, mammalian target of rapamycin; TG, thyroglobulin, THRA, thyroid hormone receptor alpha.