Fig. 7From: Roles of three putative salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) prostaglandin E2 synthases in physiology and host–parasite interactionsa–c Relative mRNA level of the three putative PGES genes in control and LsHPX1 KD animals. Expression was calculated relative to 18S expression, and the average mRNA level ± SD is shown (N = 3). Arrows indicate the approximate time of molting from nauplius 2 to copepodids. d Analysis of PGE2 metabolites. e PGF2α metabolites in control and KD animals at 8 days post-hatching (dph). Average metabolite amount ± SD is given (N = 3). Asterisks indicate statistical difference between control and KD animals, determined by t-tests with a threshold P value of 0.05Back to article page