Fig. 1.
EMT genes expression during mammary gland development. (A) Real-time PCR of CSN2, CDH1, TWIST1 and VIM mRNAs in mouse mammary gland at day 14 of pregnancy (P14), day 1, 7 and 10 of lactation (L1, L7 and L10), day 1 and 2 of involution (I1 and I2), and day 1, 2 and 3 of recovery period (R1, R2 and R3). Bars represent means ± SEM for four independent experiments. Different letters indicate significant differences (P < 0.05). (B) Immunostained for E-cadherin and Vimentin in the mouse mammary gland at L7, I2 and R3. E-cadherin and Vimentin are shown in red; DAPI is shown in blue. Scale bar, 50 μm.