Table 2 Quantification of mRNA expression levels of 17α-HSD and 17β-HSD5 in various mouse tissues using Realtime PCR
17α-HSD (number of copies/μg RNA ± SEM) | 17β-HSD5 (number of copies/μg RNA ± SEM) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
male | female | male | female | |
Pituitary gland | 130 ± 92 | 692 ± 251 | 572 ± 992 | 2986 ± 2591 |
Adrenal | 0 ± 0 | 12036 ± 356 | 53445 ± 11410 | 3714 ± 1960 |
Liver | 2344 ± 6 | 332 ± 73 | 15369159 ± 2701597 | 14995082 ± 987906 |
Kidney | 22226386 ± 1068282 | 17083578 ± 928740 | 45536 ± 9194 | 102586 ± 35774 |
Spleen | 21610 ± 1369 | 7466 ± 438 | 22791 ± 4358 | 8777 ± 5673 |
Lung | 0 ± 0 | 0 ± 0 | 0 ± 0 | 6097 ± 2642 |
Thymus | 2029 ± 40 | 3790 ± 134 | 407 ± 705 | 10943 ± 7200 |
Stomach | 0 ± 0 | 0 ± 0 | 11858 ± 4062 | 8539 ± 4606 |
Colon | 13860 ± 2184 | 6299 ± 1049 | 256686 ± 37628 | 17438 ± 21120 |
Heart | 0 ± 0 | 0 ± 0 | 0 ± 0 | 6821 ± 4402 |
Testis | 6333 ± 490 | - | 0 ± 0 | - |
Prostate | 0 ± 0 | - | 1095 ± 1896 | - |
Preputial gland | 2681 ± 261 | - | 14551 ± 12605 | - |
Ovary | - | 1980 ± 120 | - | 7208 ± 6397 |
Uterus | - | 0 ± 0 | - | 8328 ± 3819 |
Clitoral gland | - | 6516 ± 337 | - | 14419 ± 12591 |
Mammary gland | - | 0 ± 0 | - | 5666 ± 3188 |