Effects of Shiga Toxin Type 2 on Maternal and Fetal Status in Rats in the Early Stage of Pregnancy
Figure 5
Detection of Gb3 and Stx2 in decidua tissues. Gb3 was detected in decidua tissues from normal pregnant rats at day 8 of gestation by TLC ((a), line 1: standard of Gb3; line 2: decidual and embryo cells; line 3: uterus; line 4: complete site of implantation including uterus decidua and embryo cells). Stx2 was detected in the microvasculature and decidua cells of the uteroplacental unit at 6 h after injection with 0.5 ng Stx2/g bwt (b). No staining was detected in control tissue (c). (b, c): ×400.
