Table 1 The effect of TC (41 °C for 6 h; Post- Hatch Day 14) during 4 time terminals (at 0, 1, 3 and 5 h of TC) on relative mRNA expression of Hsp108, Hsp90, HSF-1 and HSF-2 in the Muscle of broiler chicks subjected to different TM protocols at ED 12–18 (n = 5)

1.00 ± 0.02^aw

2.96 ± 0.03^bw

1.63 ± 0.01^cw

1.53 ± 0.01^cw

4.87 ± 0.02^ax

5.09 ± 0.08^bx

6.37 ± 0.07^cx

3.48 ± 0.08^dx

6.86 ± 0.12^ay

8.98 ± 0.06^by

6.80 ± 0.06 ^ay

8.33 ± 0.04^by

1.40 ± 0.03^az

1.47 ± 0.05^az

1.58 ± 0.06^bw

1.24 ± 0.07^cz

1.00 ± 0.01^aw

2.90 ± 0.01^bw

1.57 ± 0.02^cw

1.35 ± 0.02^dw

5.10 ± 0.03^ax

4.74 ± 0.06^bx

6.15 ± 0.06^cx

3.22 ± 0.06^dx

6.96 ± 0.32^ay

8.54 ± 0.05^by

6.54 ± 0.16^ax

7.55 ± 0.04^cy

1.50 ± 0.06^az

1.42 ± 0.04^az

1.80 ± 0.01^bw

1.35 ± 0.06^aw

1.00 ± 0.02^aw

1.07 ± 0.02^aw

0.99 ± 0.01^aw

1.36 ± 0.05^bw

0.56 ± 0.08^ax

0.40 ± 0.07^ax

1.61 ± 0.05^bx

0.85 ± 0.04^cx

0.98 ± 0.02^aw

0.93 ± 0.06^ay

1.21 ± 0.05^by

0.99 ± 0.03^cx

0.79 ± 0.01^az

1.47 ± 0.05^bz

1.01 ± 0.04^cw

0.97 ± 0.02^cx

1.00 ± 0.04^aw

3.13 ± 0.07^bw

1.48 ± 0.01^cw

1.39 ± 0.03^cw

1.65 ± 0.04^ax

1.21 ± 0.04^bx

2.12 ± 0.06^cx

1.26 ± 0.08^bw

1.55 ± 0.06^ax

2.56 ± 0.08^by

1.56 ± 0.07^aw

1.71 ± 0.02^cx

0.29 ± 0.01^ay

1.97 ± 0.06^bz

2.41 ± 0.09^cy

2.48 ± 0.08^cy