Figure 6.
Gene expression in the uteri of ovariectomized mice during hormone-induced sensitization to a deciduogenic stimulus. (A) Timeline of hormone injections to ovariectomized mice during steroid induced uterine sensitization. Mice were injected subcutaneously with the indicated steroids in 0.1 ml sesame oil at 9 a.m. on the days of hormone treatment indicated. Tissues were collected on days indicated at 3 p.m. Relative Levels of (B) Lif, (C) Hand2, (D) Hoxa10, and (E) Ihh mRNAs as determined by qRT-PCR. Bars represent mean ± SEM (N=4) and those with different letters are significantly (P<0.05) different.