Figure 5.
Differential expression of specific growth factors between articular cartilage and periarticular tissues. (A–E) qPCR analyses of Bmp2–15 (Bmp members without significant changes not shown), Igf1, Tgfb1-3, Acan, Col2α1, and Col10α1 expression in femoral head articular cartilage and/or periarticular tissues of 1–4 months old (1–4m) Nfat1−/− and WT hip joints. n = 3 pooled RNA samples; each prepared from the articular cartilage of 6–8 femoral heads or periarticular tissues of 3–4 hip joints. * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01; *** P < 0.001.