Figure 2.

Chemerin is mostly secreted by the magnum of female pheasants, and differentially expressed by the F11 and the F22 breeds magnums leading to different amounts of the protein within the albumen of eggs. A total of 6 pheasant F11 and F22 hens were randomly selected during the laying period and euthanized to collect samples of their oviducts. (A) Protein abundance of chemerin detected by western blotting within the infundibulum, magnum, isthmus, uterus, and vagina of F11 hens (n = 6). (B) Protein abundance of chemerin detected by western blotting within the magnum of F11 and F22 hens (n = 6 for each breeds). (C) Protein abundance of chemerin detected by western blotting within the albumen of eggs from F11 and F22 hens (n = 30 for each breeds). Values are expressed as mean ± standard errors of means. Different asterisks * indicate significant differences between the F11 and F22 breeds at P < 0.05.