Fig. 6. mRNA expression of CCR1 ligands in human placental tissues. Chorionic and decidual samples were obtained separately from the same cases (6-9 weeks of gestation, n=5) and used for 30-cycle RT-PCR with primers against either CCR1 ligands or S26 as a housekeeping probe. PCR products from the chorionic samples and the decidual counterparts were electrophoresed (lanes C1-C5 and D1-D5, respectively). Specific bands for RANTES, MIP-1, MCP-2 and HCC-1 are detected in all five decidual samples. These chemokines are hardly detected in their chorionic counterparts.

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