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. 2018 Mar 13;8:4448. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-22791-y

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Renal hypoxia is insufficient in anemia of prematurity. (a and b) Pimonidazole-positive hypoxic area at P14 was broader than that at P7 (n = 6). (c) Renal tissue O2 partial pressure (PtO2) at P7 was higher than that at P14 (n = 6). (d) The mRNA expression of HIF-regulated genes, VEGF and SDF-1, increased from P7 to P14 (n = 4). (e) Neonatal kidneys at P7 were capable of increasing EPO production in response to hypoxia of 10% oxygen (n = 4). (f) Primary renal cells obtained from kidneys at P14 showed higher oxygen consumption rate than those at P7 (n = 6). Error bars indicate SEM. *P < 0.05 by t-test. n.s., not significant. Scale bars denote 100 micrometer. In the graphs of mRNA expression, arbitrary unit is used for vertical axis.