Increased type III and V collagen expression in human corpora lutea in early pregnancy Masaaki Iwahashi, M.D., Yasuteru Muragaki, M.D., Akira Ooshima, M.D., Naohiko Umesaki, M.D. Fertility and Sterility Volume 87, Issue 1, Pages 178-181 (January 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.06.022 Copyright © 2007 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 1 SDS-PAGE of pepsin-solubilized collagens from the human CL tissues during the menstrual cycle and early pregnancy; early luteal phase (lane 1), midluteal phase (lane 2), late luteal phase (lane 3), early pregnancy (lane 4), and type V collagen extracted from the human CL tissues (lane 5). Samples of heat-denatured collagen (5 μg, lanes 1–4; 1.0 μg, lane 5) were subjected to electrophoresis on a slab gel for 1 hour. After reduction in situ with β-mercaptoethanol for 30 minutes, electrophoresis was resumed for 1 hour. Iwahashi. Collagen in human corpora lutea. Fertil Steril 2007. Fertility and Sterility 2007 87, 178-181DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.06.022) Copyright © 2007 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions