Table 5 Serum biochemical parameters in knock down and control chicken. Column-wise different superscripts indicate significance at P < 0.05.

From: Comparative analysis of silencing expression of myostatin (MSTN) and its two receptors (ACVR2A and ACVR2B) genes affecting growth traits in knock down chicken

Knock down gene (s)

Cholesterol (mg/dL)

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

HDL (mg/dL)

MSTN

97.5 ± 20.1b

22.8 ± 7.8a

11.2 ± 3.4a

ACVR2A

98.5 ± 19.1b

62.7 ± 16.8b

22.9 ± 5.2a

ACVR2B

72.1 ± 8.6a

63.3 ± 28.6b

46.8 ± 3.1b

MSTN-ACVR2A

131.8 ± 9.2c

26.7 ± 3.9a

50.5 ± 4.0b

MSTN-ACVR2B

97.1 ± 13.0b

55.8 ± 12.6b

24.7 ± 7.0a

MSTN-ACVR2A-ACVR2B

86.5 ± 6.3b

37.6 ± 11.9a

25.5 ± 6.2a

Control

91.5 ± 3.6b

30.6 ± 4.4a

20.0 ± 3.4a