FIG. 9.
Reduced expression of mRNA for Gata4 and steroidogenic factors in the ovaries of gonadotropin-stimulated cKO mice. Weanling Gata4Flox/+;Amhr2cre/+ (solid line, n = 5) or cKO (dashed line, n = 5) mice were treated with one of the following regimens: 1) no stimulation; 2) eCG for 48 h; 3) eCG for 48 h, followed by hCG for 18 h; or 4) eCG for 48 h, followed by hCG for 5 days. Ovarian RNA was subjected to qRT-PCR for Gata4 (A), Star (B), Cyp11a1 (C), and Cyp19 (D). Error bars represent SD. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01.