Figure 4.
Alteration of size and transcript level of genes involved in metabolic pathways of starved pup ovaries. (a) Top: photograph of ovaries of starved and control pups. Scale bars: 500 μm. Bottom: weight of ovaries from starved and control pups. (b) Quantitative RT-PCR of mRNA of the metabolism relevant genes Glut1, Slc7a5, Plin2, Fabp5, Cpt2 and Acsl3. The results are presented as mean±S.D. All the experiments were repeated at least three times. *P<0.05; **P<0.01.
