Regulation of IkappaB Protein Expression by Early Gestation in the Thymus of Ewes
Abstract
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Animal Tissue Collection
2.2. RNA Extraction and qRT-PCR Assay
2.3. Western Blot
2.4. Immunohistochemistry Analysis
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Expression of IκB Genes in the Thymus
3.2. Expression of IκB Proteins in the Thymus
3.3. Immunohistochemistry for IκBβ and IKKγ Proteins
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Meng, Y.; Yang, Z.; Quan, Y.; Zhao, S.; Zhang, L.; Yang, L. Regulation of IkappaB Protein Expression by Early Gestation in the Thymus of Ewes. Vet. Sci. 2023, 10, 462. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10070462
Meng Y, Yang Z, Quan Y, Zhao S, Zhang L, Yang L. Regulation of IkappaB Protein Expression by Early Gestation in the Thymus of Ewes. Veterinary Sciences. 2023; 10(7):462. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10070462
Chicago/Turabian StyleMeng, Yao, Zhen Yang, Yaodong Quan, Shuxin Zhao, Leying Zhang, and Ling Yang. 2023. "Regulation of IkappaB Protein Expression by Early Gestation in the Thymus of Ewes" Veterinary Sciences 10, no. 7: 462. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10070462