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Fig. 3 | Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Fig. 3

From: Regulation of kisspeptin and gonadotropin-releasing hormone expression in rat placenta: study using primary cultures of rat placental cells

Fig. 3

Effect of kisspeptin, GnRH, and NKB on GnRH mRNA expression in placental cells. Primary cultures of rat placental cells were treated with kisspeptin (100 nM), GnRH (100 nM), or NKB (100 nM) for 24 h. Then, GnRH mRNA levels were measured by quantitative real-time PCR after mRNA extraction and reverse transcription. Samples for each experimental group were run in duplicate and normalized to GAPDH mRNA levels as a housekeeping gene. Results are expressed as fold stimulation over the unstimulated group/control. Values are the mean ± SEM of fold stimulation taken from independent experiments. **P < 0.01, *P < 0.05 vs. control

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