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. 2013 Aug 7;8(8):e71694. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071694

Table 1. Summary of the immunohistochemical analysis of AR in mouse tissue sections, and human normal tissue microarray.

Tissue Staining pattern Intensity mouse Intensity human
Adipose tissue Weak staining, nuclear + +
Bladder wall Occasional nuclei in stromal cells + NA
Bone marrow Strong nuclear, 50% of cells +++ ++
Brain Strong nuclear, multiple neuronal cell types, highly regional ++ ++
Caecum Weak nuclear + +
Colon Mixed cytoplasmic and nuclear staining. + +
Epididymis Nuclear and cytoplasmic in luminal epithelial cells +++ NA
Eye Weak nuclear on inner retinal layer + NA
Fallopian tube & oviduct Strong nuclear stain +++ NA
Heart Cytoplasmic staining, area specific nuclear staining + NA
Kidney Weak cytoplasmic granular, nucleoli + ++
Liver Weak cytoplasmic + +
Lung Occasional positive nucleus + +
Muscle (leg) Very weak nuclear stain + +
Omentum Nuclear stain in some cell layers and tubules + +
Optic nerve-associated glands Granular cytoplasmic, weak nuclear + NA
Ovary Strong nuclear stain in granulosa cells +++ ++
Prostate Nuclear in luminal epithelial cells ++++ ++++
Salivary gland Strong nuclear and cytoplasmic +++ NA
Seminal Vesicle Nuclear and cytoplasmic +++ ++
Skin Nuclear staining in specific epidermal layers and hair follicles ++ ++
Small intestine Weak / cytoplasmic + +
Spleen Nuclear, also cytoplasmic in female +++ +++
Stomach Cytoplasmic and nuclear in stomach wall + ++
Testis Nuclear in Sertoli and Leydig cells ++ ++
Thymus Strong nuclear ++ ++
Uterus Strong nuclear stain in some layers ++ ++