Changes in Expression of Complement Components in the Ovine Spleen during Early Pregnancy
Abstract
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Animals and Experimental Design
2.2. RT-qPCR Assay
2.3. Western Blot
2.4. Immunohistochemical Analysis
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Expression of Complement Component mRNA in the Spleen
3.2. Protein Expression of Complement Component 9 in the Spleen
3.3. Immunohistochemical Location for C3 Protein
4. Discussion
4.1. Early Pregnancy Changed the Expression of Complement Components in the Maternal Spleen
4.2. Possibility for Clinical Implications
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Yang, L.; Wang, L.; Wu, J.; Wang, H.; Yang, G.; Zhang, L. Changes in Expression of Complement Components in the Ovine Spleen during Early Pregnancy. Animals 2021, 11, 3183. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11113183
Yang L, Wang L, Wu J, Wang H, Yang G, Zhang L. Changes in Expression of Complement Components in the Ovine Spleen during Early Pregnancy. Animals. 2021; 11(11):3183. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11113183
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Ling, Luyu Wang, Jiaxuan Wu, Haichao Wang, Gengxin Yang, and Leying Zhang. 2021. "Changes in Expression of Complement Components in the Ovine Spleen during Early Pregnancy" Animals 11, no. 11: 3183. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11113183