Fig. 3

Transcriptional levels of Hc-cap-15 at different developmental stages of Haemonchus contortus. Transcript abundance was detected and compared among eight developmental stages including eggs, first-stage larvae (L1s), second-stage larvae (L2s), third-stage larvae (L3s), fourth-stage female larvae (L4F), fourth-stage male larvae (L4M), adult female (AF) and adult male (AM) of H. contortus. The relative quantities (compared with AF, where AF = 1) are shown as the mean values (± standard error of the mean [SEM]) derived from three replicates in repeat experiments. All gene transcription levels were normalized to that of the Hc-β-tubulin. Asterisks indicate a significant difference between the stages at ***P < 0.001