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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Placenta. 2007 Sep 27;28(11-12):1219–1228. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2007.08.002

Figure 6. Loss of the α7 integrin results in altered extracellular matrix deposition and expression of α5 integrin.

Figure 6

A. Wild-type and α7 integrin null placentae were subjected to immunofluorescence using anti-fibronectin to determine if fibronectin deposition was altered. A decrease in fibronectin was observed in α7 integrin null placentae compared to wild-type controls. Scale bar = 10μm. B. Western blot analysis was used to determine changes in the expression of the α5 integrin in ED13.5 wild-type and α7 integrin null placentae. A 33% decrease in α5 integrin was observed in α7 integrin null placentae (*P<0.05, N=4).