Identification of Reference Genes in Human Myelomonocytic Cells for Gene Expression Studies in Altered Gravity

Figure 2

Heatmaps for selected reference genes. The graph illustrates fluorescent intensity levels of the 20 potential reference genes from Table 2 between the three and four different gravity conditions, respectively. Each gene is represented in one column, and each gravity condition is represented in one row. (a) μg, H/W, 1 g, and 1.8 g (19th DLR PFC) and (b) H/W, BL, and μg (TEXUS-49). The heatmap shows large variation in fluorescence intensities for the different genes. However, within the same gene, expression levels are similar for all tested conditions. The lower bar with the graduated red colors is the measure for the different fluorescence intensities.

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