Figure 5.

RT-qPCR validation of DEGs and DMGs between control and cortisol treatments. Genes selected for the RT-PCR validation were lamb3, itga6, limk2, itgb4, capn2, and thbs1. For RNA-seq, in White, “#” indicates a log2 fold change ≥2.0 and FDR <0.05. For RT-qPCR, in black, relative expression was normalized against fau and actβ. The results are expressed as means and + standard errors (n = 5 per treatment). Differences between control and cortisol groups are shown in * p < 0.05 and ** p < 0.01.