Table 2.
BMP-2 mRNA Expression in Different Vascular Beds
BMP-2 mRNA (%) | |
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Aorta | 100 ± 36 |
Coronary artery | 109 ± 20 |
Middle cerebral artery | 79 ± 40 |
Femoral artery | 127 ± 39 |
Brachial artery | 148 ± 36 |
Expression of BMP-2 mRNA in different vascular beds in male Wistar rats. β-Actin mRNA was used for normalization purposes. Data are mean ± SD (n = 4 in each group). n.d.: not determined. Values are normalized to the mean of BMP:β-actin ratios in the aorta.