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Table 12.

Effect of dietary Zn on the intestinal epithelial stem cell marker gene expression in jejunum of ducks challenged with LPS.

Zinc level	0	30	120	0	30	120	SEM	Main effect	Zn level			LPS		P-value
LPS	-	-	-	+	+	+	SEM	Main effect	0	30	120	-	+	Zn level	LPS	Interaction
AKP	1.01^c	1.32^b	1.50^a	0.67^d	0.96^c	1.33^b	0.044		0.84^c	1.14^b	1.42^a	1.28^a	0.99^b	<0.001	<0.001	0.042
Villin	1.01	1.02	1.22	0.70	0.78	0.87	0.031		0.85^b	0.90^b	1.04^a	1.08^a	0.78^b	<0.001	<0.001	0.419
MUC2	1.01^d	1.52^c	1.37^c	2.39^b	2.36^b	2.76^a	0.099		1.70^b	1.94^a	2.06^a	1.30^b	2.50^a	0.001	<0.001	0.005
LYZ	1.01^d	1.45^c	1.67^bc	1.96^a	1.75^ab	1.82^ab	0.055		1.48^b	1.60^ab	1.74^a	1.38^b	1.85^a	0.011	<0.001	<0.001
SOX9	1.01^d	1.07^d	1.30^c	2.78^b	2.92^b	3.51^a	0.150		1.89^b	1.99^b	2.41^a	1.11^b	3.07^a	<0.001	<0.001	0.022
Lgr5	1.00^d	1.12^d	1.11^d	2.28^a	2.08^b	1.70^c	0.078		1.64^b	1.60^b	1.41^a	1.08^b	2.02^a	0.002	<0.001	<0.001
Bmi1	1.01^c	1.11^c	1.08^c	4.13^a	3.99^a	2.74^b	0.208		2.57^a	2.55^a	1.91^b	1.07^a	3.62^b	< 0.001	<0.001	<0.001
Dll1	1.01	1.13	1.08	3.30	3.07	3.00	0.158		2.16	2.1	2.04	1.07^b	3.12^a	0.646	<0.001	0.254
Tert	1.03^c	1.14^c	1.03^c	2.23^a	1.89^b	1.91^b	0.790		1.63	1.52	1.47	1.06^b	2.01^a	0.208	<0.001	0.045
β-catenin	1.00^d	1.03^d	1.04^d	2.90^a	2.41^b	1.68^c	0.118		1.95^b	1.72^b	1.36^a	1.03^b	2.33^a	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001

Abbreviations: AKP, alkaline phosphatase; Bmi1, bmi1 polycomb ring finger oncogene; DLL1, Delta-like 1; Lgr5, leucine-rich-repeat-containing G-protein-coupled receptor 5; Muc2, Mucin2; LYZ, lysozyme; Sox9, SRY-related high mobility group-box gene 9; Tert, telomerase reverse transcriptase.

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Mean values in a row without common superscript are significantly different (P < 0.05) (n = 8).