Placental Implications of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors in Gestation and Parturition
Figure 2
PPARs expression in term placenta and amniotic membrances. (a) RT-PCR assays of PPARα, PPARβ, and PPARγ mRNA in amnion, chorion, placenta, and WISH cells. PCR products were analyzed on 1.8% agarose gel and stained with ethidium bromide. 36B4 corresponds to the housekeeping gene. A: Amnion, C: Chorion, A+C: Amnino+Chorion, P: Total placenta, W: WISH cells. (b) PPARs immunostaining of amnion and chorion. Note that all PPARs are expressed in nucleus. Magnification: x200.