Modulation of Steroidogenic Pathway in Rat Granulosa Cells with Subclinical Cd Exposure and Insulin Resistance: An Impact on Female Fertility
Figure 10
Effect of IR and Cd either alone or in combination on 17β-HSD (a) mRNA expression, (b) densitometric analysis for mRNA, (c) protein expression, and (d) densitometric analysis for protein . The normalized gene expression values are represented as mean ± SEM of three independent experiments. ns = not significant. Cd showed significant decrease () in 17β-HSD protein expression as compared to control. IR and IR + Cd groups showed significant decrease ( and ###) in 17β-HSD protein expression as compared to control and IR.
