Figure 8

Relative mRNA abundance in endometrial caspase-1 mRNA expression of control (open bars) and estrogen treated (black bars) gilts (n = 4/day/treatment) on days 10, 12, 13, 15 and 17 of pregnancy. Abundance of mRNA was calculated from the real-time PCR analysis as described in Methods and Materials. A significant day by treatment interaction was observed on relative mRNA units (mean ± SEM) was identified for endometrial caspase-1 (P < 0.05). Bars without a common superscript represent a statistical difference.