Figure 3From: Acyclic retinoid induces differentiation and apoptosis of murine hepatic stem cells Acyclic retinoid promotes differentiation of hepatic stem cells. (A) Immunofluorescence for albumin (ALB) after treatment with acyclic retinoid (ACR), and percentage of ALB-positive cells (n = 6). Scale bar = 200 μm. (B) Real-time PCR analysis of the relative mRNA expression of Afp, Cd44, Dlk, and Epcam after treatment with ACR (n = 5 to 8). (C) Real-time PCR analysis of the relative mRNA expression of Alb, G6p, Ck19, and Tat after treatment with ACR (n = 3 to 8). Data are shown as means ± SD. Mann–Whitney U-test. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01.Back to article page