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. 2015 Mar 12;6(3):e1688. doi: 10.1038/cddis.2015.56

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Expression and activity of the Cripto-Nodal signaling pathway in postnatal mouse spermatogonia. (a) Semiquantitative RT-PCR analysis of mRNA expression of the indicated elements of the Cripto-Nodal signaling pathway in Kit+ and Kit- spermatogonia. (b) Western blot analysis of Smad2 phosphorylation in cultured untreated Kit+ spermatogonia and in the same cells treated overnight with recombinant Nodal, in the presence or absence of the Alk4/7 selective inhibitor SB431542. Densitometric analysis of western blots from three independent experiments is shown below. Bars represent the mean ±S.D.