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Table 2 Intensity and localization of target proteins in ovarian tissue during hormone-induced estrous cycle

From: Spatio-temporal expression profile of matrix metalloproteinase (Mmp) modulators Reck and Sparc during the rat ovarian dynamics

GROUP

PHASE

Mmp2

Mmp9

Mmp14

Reck

Sparc

PBS

Vehicle control

(4) Ga/T/E/O

(2) E

(2) E

(2) T/E

(2) T/E/O

(3) O

G1

Control

(2) T/O

(3) T/E/O

(3) T/E

(3) T/E

(2) T/E/O

G2

Folliculogenesis

(4) Ga/T/E/O

(5) Ga/T/E/O

(4) T/E

0

(4) Ga/T/E/O

G3

(3) T/E/O

(2) E

0

(2) T/E

0

(3) O

G4

Ovulation

(5) T/E/O

(4) Ga/T/E/O

(5) Ga/T/E

0

(4) T/E/O

G5

Transition: ovulation-luteinization

(4) T/E/O

(2) T/E/O

(2) E

(3) T/E

(3) T/E/O

G6

Transition: ovulation-luteinization, luteinization

(3) CL/T/E/O

(2) CL/E/O

(2) E

(1) CL

(2) CL/E/O

G7

CL maintenance

(5) CL/Ga/T/E/O

(5) CL

(3) T/E

(1) CL/T/E

(3) CL/T/E/O

(4) Ga/T/E/O

G8

(4) CL/T/E/O

(2) CL

(2) E

(2) T/E

(3) CL/T/E/O

(3) Ga/T/E/O

G9

Luteolysis

(6)

(3) CL/O

(4) CL

(3) CL/T/E

(4) CL

CL/Ga/T/E/O

(3) T/E

(2) T/E/O

  1. Localization is identified as: CL: corpus luteum; T: theca; G: granulosa; E: stroma; O: oocyte. Staining intensity (0–6): unstained (0), low staining (1–2), moderate staining (3–4), and strong staining (5–6)
  2. aExpression unevenly detected across the tissue