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From: Expression of leptin and its long form receptor at the porcine maternal-fetal interface: contrasting healthy and arresting conceptus attachment sites during early and mid-pregnancy

Figure 3

Leptin (LEP) protein expression at gestational days (gd) 20 and 50 healthy and arresting conceptus attachment sites. A: Western Blotting images of LEP protein expression levels in the endometrial (Endo) and chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) tissues of healthy and arresting attachment sites at gestational day (gd) 20 and gd50. The band in the 16 kDa range was quantified relative to the expression of β-actin (ACTB). B: Histogram represents densitometry values of relative LEP protein expression levels in the Endo and CAM tissues of healthy (white-filled bars) and arresting (black-filled bars) attachment sites at gd20 and gd50. Statistical comparisons were made based on the gd by tissue type interaction. The letter “a” denotes significantly lower (P < 0.001) LEP production in gd50 CAM samples than the remaining tissues at both gestational days. Histogram bars represent group means plus standard error.

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