Gene |
Treatment groups |
Basal |
Basal + cortisol |
cAMP |
cAMP + cortisol |
StAR |
116 ± 39a |
37 ± 7b |
403 ± 99c |
1790 ± 166d |
P450scc |
15 ± 7a |
4 ± 1b |
30 ± 7a |
150 ± 28c |
The data for each gene were calculated as the copy numbers of specific mRNA
relative to the copy numbers of b-actin mRNA constructs, and shown as mean ±
SEM, n = 6. Means within a row with different superscript letters are significantly
different from one another. |