Table 7.

Gene expression in the small white follicles of hens with different laying rates

Genes	HLR1	MLR2	LLR3	P value
IGF1	1.14 ± 0.17	1.00 ± 0.17	0.98 ± 0.19	0.777
IGF1R	0.88 ± 0.12b	1.00 ± 0.12b	1.57 ± 0.23a	0.015
CYP17A1	1.28 ± 0.16	1.00 ± 0.23	1.13 ± 0.28	0.658
CYP19A1	2.13 ± 0.36a	1.00 ± 0.17b	1.42 ± 0.20a,b	0.017
ESR1	0.33 ± 0.05c	1.00 ± 0.16a	0.61 ± 0.10b	0.002
FSHR	1.01 ± 0.18	1.00 ± 0.18	0.84 ± 0.17	0.763
LHR	0.79 ± 0.16a,b	1.00 ± 0.11a	0.62 ± 0.10b	0.026

Data were presented as mean ± SD (N = 6–8).

^a,b,cMeans with different superscripts within the same line differ significantly, P < 0.05.

¹HLR, hens with high laying rate (laying rate > 85%).

²MLR, hens with intermediate laying rate (60% < laying rate < 85%) from 90 to 94 wk of age.

³LLR, hens with low laying rate (laying rate < 60%).