Photoperiod-Dependent Effects of 4-tert-Octylphenol on Adherens and Gap Junction Proteins in Bank Vole Seminiferous Tubules
Figure 5
The effects of ICI 182,780 on octylphenol-induced decrease of N-cadherin (a), β-catenin (b) and connexin 43 (c) protein expression in homogenates of testis explants from bank voles kept in long light cycles (). Explants were cultured in control medium (c) or in media containing 6 mg/L ICI 182,780 (ICI); 100 or 500 mg/mL 4-tert-octylphenol (100, 500); 100 or 500 mg/mL 4-tert-octylphenol and 6 mg/L ICI 182,780 (100+ICI; 500+ICI) for 24 h. Graphs represent the relative amount of N-cadherin (b), β-catenin (c), and connexin 43 (d) protein normalized to β-actin. Data obtained from three separate analyses is expressed as mean ± SD. Significant differences from control values are denoted as and .