Table 2 The effect of TC (41 °C for 6 h; Post- Hatch Day 28) 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 ± 0.04^aw

6.55 ± 0.70^bw

2.15 ± 0.06^cw

2.04 ± 0.14^cw

11.32 ± 0.50^ax

8.11 ± 0.22^bx

14.57 ± 0.13^cx

11.37 ± 0.04^ax

15.74 ± 0.02^ay

21.56 ± 0.06^by

13.18 ± 0.25^cy

13.77 ± 0.24^cy

14.81 ± 0.24^az

7.96 ± 0.19^bz

12.60 ± 0.05^cz

14.39 ± 0.19^az

1.00 ± 0.06^aw

4.94 ± 0.36^bw

2.35 ± 0.05^cw

2.06 ± 0.04^cw

11.74 ± 0.60^ax

7.68 ± 0.10^bx

13.99 ± 0.07^cx

11.18 ± 0.20^ax

17.35 ± 0.49^ay

20.41 ± 0.59^by

13.32 ± 0.29^cx

13.52 ± 0.28^cy

15.47 ± 0.16^az

7.54 ± 0.08^bx

12.10 ± 0.14^cy

13.22 ± 0.08^dy

1.00 ± 0.08 ^aw

1.16 ± 0.08^aw

1.95 ± 0.07^bw

1.02 ± 0.05^aw

2.07 ± 0.04^ax

2.52 ± 0.12^bx

2.23 ± 0.02^cx

1.83 ± 0.01^dx

3.93 ± 0.11^ay

2.24 ± 0.03^bx

1.82 ± 0.07^cw

1.23 ± 0.01^dw

1.67 ± 0.04^ax

1.68 ± 0.04^ay

2.83 ± 0.02^by

1.99 ± 0.04^cx

1.00 ± 0.04^aw

3.79 ± 0.33^bw

1.57 ± 0.04^cw

1.40 ± 0.07^cw

2.26 ± 0.06^ax

2.72 ± 0.10^bx

3.08 ± 0.02^cx

1.43 ± 0.01^dw

3.14 ± 0.04^ay

2.17 ± 0.01^by

1.61 ± 0.02^cw

2.70 ± 0.02^dx

3.01 ± 0.07^ay

5.27 ± 0.25^bz

2.93 ± 0.03^ax

3.18 ± 0.15^ay