Energy Balance Regulating Neuropeptides Are Expressed through Pregnancy and Regulated by Interleukin-6 Deficiency in Mouse Placenta
Figure 3
NPY mRNA expression in placenta of WT and IL-6 KO mice. 12-week-old WT and IL-6 KO mice were time-pregnant and placental NPY mRNA levels in (a) WT and (b) IL-6 KO mice at different pregnancy stages (13, 15, and 18 days) were assessed by real-time qPCR; . Within each genotype, relative mRNA levels were normalized to 13 days pregnant mice values as 1. Each value represents the mean ± SEM. One-way ANOVA: versus 13 days pregnant mice of respective genotype.
