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. 2012 Jul 13;7(7):e40365. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040365

Figure 7. Simulated microgravity promoted the expression of eNOS mRNA in HUVEC-C.

Figure 7

HUVEC-C were cultured under a static condition or exposed to clinorotation for 24 h. The eNOS mRNA levels were determined by RT-PCR in both groups, as described in Materials and Methods. Amplification of cDNA was performed in parallel samples using human GAPDH primers. Data are presented for expression of eNOS as a percentage change in band density normalized to GAPDH samples, and are shown as mean ± SD from 4 independent experiments. Results show that simulated microgravity significantly increase the eNOS mRNA level in HUVEC-C. * P<0.05 versus control.