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. 2021 Oct 27;12(11):1008. doi: 10.1038/s41419-021-04319-x

Fig. 5. Expression analysis of Pitx3-related genes in Pitx3cKO mice.

Fig. 5

Co-staining of Aldh1a1 and TH (a, e, i), GDNF and TH (b, f, j), and BDNF and TH (c, g, k) in the SNc and VTA from 6-, 11-, and 15-month-old Pitx3cWT and Pitx3cKO mice (scale bar: 100 μm; high-magnification, 25 μm). d, h, l Quantification of IFC intensity of Aldh1a1, GDNF, and BDNF in the SNc and VTA from 6-, 11-, and 15-month-old Pitx3cWT and Pitx3cKO mice (N = 3–4 mice per genotype). Unpaired t-test, *p = 0.0288 (Aldh1a1, 6 months old for SNc); ***p = 0.0001 (GDNF, 6 months old for SNc); *p = 0.0138 (Aldh1a1, 6 months old for VTA); ***p = 0.0007 (GDNF, 6 months old for VTA); **p = 0.0012 (Aldh1a1, 11 months old for SNc); ****p < 0.0001 (GDNF, 11 months old for SNc); ***p = 0.0002 (BDNF, 11 months old for SNc); **p = 0.0023 (Aldh1a1, 11 months old for VTA); *p = 0.0285 (GDNF, 11 months old for VTA); *p = 0.0225 (BDNF, 11 months old VTA); **p = 0.0052 (Aldh1a1, 15 months old for SNc); **p = 0.0026 (GDNF, 15 months old for SNc); ****p < 0.0001 (BDNF, 15 months old for SNc); **p = 0.0086 (Aldh1a1, 15 months old for VTA); **p = 0.0062 (GDNF, 15 months old for VTA); and *p = 0.0237 (BDNF, 15 months old for VTA).