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. 2017 Nov 15;7:15591. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-15529-9

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Maternal IE exposure reduces the expression of differentiation genes in the thyroid of the adult male offspring. Thyroid gene and protein expression were investigated in the adult male offspring of control (C) or IE-exposed rat dams (5-HI). (A) Tshr, Slc5a5, Tpo, Tg and Mct8 mRNA content were analyzed by Real-Time PCR and normalized to Rpl19 mRNA content (n = 10/group). (B) Total thyroid Tshr, Nis, Tpo, Tg and Mct8 protein content were analyzed through Western blotting, using Gapdh as loading control (n = 10/group). Representative western blots are shown in the left panel. Results are expressed as means ± SEM as fold change or arbitrary units (AU). *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001 vs. C (Unpaired two tailed Student’s t-test).