Fig. 5
From: Early ketamine exposure results in cardiac enlargement and heart dysfunction in Xenopus embryos
The effect of ketamine on heart development-related gene expression. a The mRNA levels of heart-specific genes XNkx2.5 and XTnIc in whole embryos, carcasses and dissected tissues at stage 46. *P < 0.05, #P < 0.05. b The mRNA levels of heart development-related genes, XNkx2.5, XTnIc, MHC-alpha, gata4, gata6b and XMLC2 in dissected tissues at stage 46. *P < 0.05. c XMLC2 mRNA levels at stage 28, 32/33 and 35/36. d XMLC2 protein levels at stage 28, 32/33, 35/36 and 46. e Quantitation of the levels of XMLC2 protein shown in D. The data are expressed as the means ± SD. Con control, K ketamine, st stage