“…40 Figure 3 Expression of novel human b-defensin genes in different tissues. Total RNAs isolated from human (1) parotid glands, (2) thyroid, (3) breast, (4) lungs, (5) liver, (6) spleen, (7) kidney, (8) colon, (9) adrenal, (10) ovary, (11) seminal vesicle, (12) cauda, (13) corpus, (14) caput, (15) prostate, and (16) testis were used for RT-PCR analysis. PPIA was amplified as a control to check the quality and quantity of the template.…”