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From: A low-protein diet during pregnancy prevents modifications in intercellular communication proteins in rat islets

Figure 3

Cx43 mRNA and protein expression in islets from non-pregnant controls (CN), pregnant controls (CP), low-protein non-pregnant rats (LPNP) and low-protein pregnant rats (LPP). (A) and (B) Cx43 mRNA and protein expression in a liver sample (negative control), heart (positive control) and islets, respectively. (C) and (D) Cx43 mRNA and protein expression in islets from pregnant and non-pregnant rats fed control or low-protein diets. The mRNA concentration of Cx43 is expressed relative to RPS29 mRNA. (E) Phospho-[Ser279/282]-Cx43 content in islets from pregnant and non-pregnant rats fed control or low-protein diets. The columns represent the means ± SD of 3–5 independent experiments. Columns with different superscript minuscule letters are significantly different by two-way ANOVA followed by a least significant difference (LSD) test (P < 0.05).

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