Photoperiod-Dependent Effects of 4-tert-Octylphenol on Adherens and Gap Junction Proteins in Bank Vole Seminiferous Tubules

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Representative Western blot analyses and relative N-cadherin (a), β-catenin (b), and connexin 43 (c) protein expression levels in testicular homogenates of bank voles kept in either long light cycles (18L : 6D) or short light cycles (6L : 18D) treated with vehicle (𝑛=6) or with 4-tert-octylphenol for 30 and 60 days (OP30, 𝑛=6; OP60, 𝑛=6). The relative amount of N-cadherin, β-catenin, and connexin 43 proteins normalized to β-actin. Data obtained from three separate analyses is expressed as mean ± SD. Significant differences from control values are denoted as ^∗𝑃<0.05, ^∗∗𝑃<0.01, and ^∗∗∗𝑃<0.001.

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