Figure 4

mRNA expression levels relative to β-actin of inhibin α (A), inhibin βA (B), β-glycan (C), activin RI (D), activin RIIA (E), activin RIIB (F), LHR (G) and FSHR (H), in the granulosa (G) and thecal (T) layer of various size ovarian follicles in Magang geese. Fn represents the hierarchical order of follicle size, with the largest follicle designated as F1. Vertical bars represent standard errors of the mean. Means not marked by a common letter are significantly different (a-b, b-c, c-d: P < 0.05; a-c, a-d: P < 0.01).