Figure 7.

Effect of experimental cryptorchidism on Rbm3 expression in mouse testis. a: Northern blot analysis of total RNAs from cryptorchid testis (lanes 3 and 6), contralateral testis of the same animal (lanes 2 and 5) or sham-operated testis (lanes 1 and 4) 12 hours (lanes 1 to 3) or 1 week (lanes 4 to 5) after the operation. Rbm3 cDNA (upper) or S26 ribosomal protein cDNA (lower) was used as a probe. b and c: Immunohistochemical analysis of Rbm3 expression in the cryptorchid testis (c) and sham-operated testis (b) 2 weeks after the operation. Sections were stained using the anti-Rbm3 antibody. Scale bar, 20 μm.