Table 3

Comparison of the analysis of gene expression by quantitative RT-PCR and microarray



M:F (microarray)
M:F (RT-PCR)




Species and tissue
Affymetrix number or gene symbol
Ratio
P-value
Ratio
P-value

Zebra finch





Adult brain
FST
1.7
4.0E-04
1.8
5.0E-04

LUZP1
1.6
3.7E-03
2.4
1.0E-06

SMARCA2
1.4
1.7E-03
2.1
2.0E-06

DNAJA1
1.3
1.6E-03
2.0
4.6E-05

CRHBP
1.2
5.9E-02
1.4
2.8E-03

RPS6
1.6
2.4E-05
2.1
1.3E-04






P1 brain
FST
1.6
1.5E-02
1.5
3.0E-02

LUZP1
1.7
1.8E-02
2.5
4.4E-04

SMARCA2
1.2
1.7E-01
1.8
9.0E-04

DNAJA1
1.1
2.1E-02
2.1
1.3E-05

CRHBP
ND
ND
2.1
8.7E-04

RPS6
1.6
2.4E-04
2.5
3.0E-06






Chicken





E14 brain
Gga.12454.1.S1
0.4
4.9E-05
0.5
7.3E-05

GgaAffx.9524
1.0
0.59
1.1
0.64

GgaAffx.24493
1.6
5.0E-06
1.8
1.3E-03

Gga.4811
1.8
9.9E-08
2.3
2.5E-04

GgaAffx.25289
2.0
1.7E-06
2.7
9.0E-05

Gga.2433
2.4
1.1E-07
2.6
2.9E-04

Gga.2883
2.7
1.3E-08
2.6
1.2E-05

ND, not detected. The P-value is from a t-test comparing males and females.

Itoh et al. Journal of Biology 2007 6:2   doi:10.1186/jbiol53