α-fetoprotein involvement during glucocorticoid-induced precocious maturation in rat colon

Figure 1 Expression of α-fetoprotein mRNA by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction analysis in colons of suckling rats treated with or without hydrocortisone. Molecular weight markers are indicated on the left. A: The α-fetoprotein (AFP) mRNA levels in colons of hydrocortisone-treated animals were higher than in controls of 8- and 10-d-old rats; B: Results are indicated in percentage above the β-actin value and are representative of three independent experiments. ^aP < 0.05 vs controls; C: Pups received saline; HC: Pups received hydrocortisone.