Fig 1.
MA suppresses BMP7 mRNA levels in mouse cortex. mRNA levels for BMP7, PGK1, and HPRT were measured by qRT-PCR 1 day after injection of either MA or saline in CD1 mice. mRNA levels for the specific gene were normalized to that of housekeeping gene HPRT. The housekeeping gene PGK1 mRNA levels did not differ between saline and MA groups (A). BMP7 mRNA levels were significantly decreased in MA -treated mice, compared with the levels in the saline -treated group (B, * P<0.05, Student’s t-test).