Hemopexin tissue expression

Figure 5-2 Expression of hemopexin mRNA levels in barrier tissues. The data show the results of a dot blot analysis of various amounts of mouse liver (0.2, 0.5,0.8, 1.0 and 2.0 pg), brain (10 and 20 pg), ovary (5 and lOpg), testis (10 and 20pg) RNA samples (Ambion, Texas, USA) as indicated and the levels of mRNA were determined by hybridization with the same hemopexin probe as described in the legend to Figure 5-1.

The mRNA for hemopexin is not expressed exclusively in hepatic parenchymal cells but also in some other cell types in sciatic nerve [89] and in barrier tissues including the retina [90] as well as shown here (Figure 5-2) in ovaries but not the testes. Interestingly, hemopexin levels respond to nerve injury [91],... 

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