Figure 1

Abundance of hepatic mRNA transcripts for Tbp, Hprt1 and Ef1α and β-tubulin in female maiden Atlantic salmon reared during the reproductive season. The average quantification cycle (C_q) of all groups analysed, and the standard error is shown at the top left of the graph. Bars show the average C_q (+SEM) for each group of fish (n = 7). Different superscripts denote statistical significance between groups at a given sample point at p ≤ 0.05.