Table 1.

Pearson correlation coefficients for the relation of AR protein abundance, implantation-related genes, and uterine cell marker protein expression in the gravid uterus of control pregnant rats

AR	Coefficient, r	p value
Implantation-related genes
Lif	−0.39	0.08
Nr2f2	0.31	0.17
Pc6	0.06	0.81
Ptch	0.41	0.05
Spp1	−0.46	0.04
Prl	0.56	0.01
Igfbp1	−0.54	0.02
Pgr	0.38	0.08
Hoxa10	−0.16	0.49
Hoxa11	−0.25	0.28
Il11	0.10	0.66
Hbegf	0.46	0.04
Uterine cell marker proteins
pan-Cytokeratin	0.03	0.88
Vimentin	0.69	< 0.01
α-SMA	0.59	< 0.01

n = 5–6/GD

AR androgen receptor, Lif leukemia inhibitory factor, Nr2f2 nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group F member 2, Pc6 protein convertase 5/6, Ptch patched, Spp1 osteopontin/secreted phosphoprotein 1, Prl prolactin, Igfbp1 insulin-like growth factor binding protein 1, Pgr progesterone receptor, Hoxa10 homeobox A10, Il11 interleukin-11, Hbegf heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor, α-SMA α-smooth muscle actin