Relative gene expression of ion transporters and matrix proteins in the uterus in the initial (A), growth (B), and terminal (C) deposition stages. CALB1 (Calbindin D28K): Ca2+ intracellular transporter; ATP2A2 (Endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase 2): Ca2+ ATPase; CA2 (Carbonic anhydrase 2): catalyze HCO3− formation; SLC4A4 (Solute carrier family 4 member 4): Na + /HCO3−cotransporter; SLC4A5 (Solute carrier family 4 member 5): Na + /HCO3−cotransporter; SLC4A7 (Solute carrier family 4 member 7): Na + /HCO3−cotransporter; SLC26A9 (Solute carrier family 26 member 9): HCO3− /Cl − exchanger; ATP6V1B2 (Vacuolar H ATPase B subunit osteoclast isozyme): H+ pump; ATP6V1C2 (Vacuolar H ATPase B subunit osteoclast isozyme): H+ pump; SPP1(OPN, Osteopontin): mineralization inhibitor; OC-116 (Ovocleidin 116): core protein of dermatan sulfate proteoglycan.
Mean of 6 replicates (1 duck per replicate) per treatment.