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Fig. 6

From: Polystyrene microplastics induce liver fibrosis and lipid deposition in mice through three hub genes revealed by the RNA-seq

Fig. 6

The lipid metabolism in the liver after chronic exposure to NMPs. (A) The mRNA levels of fatty acid oxidation-associated biomarkers, including Acox1, Ppara, Cpt1a, Cpt1b, Cpt1c, and Mcad, were analyzed by qRT-PCR and normalized by β-actin (n = 5–6). (B) The mRNA levels of fatty acid synthesis-related biomarkers, containing Acc, Apoc4, Pparg, Scd1, and Fas, were analyzed by qRT-PCR and normalized by β-actin (n = 5–6). (C) The mRNA levels of fatty acid transport-related biomarkers, including Fatp1 and Fatp2, were performed by qPCR and normalized by β-actin (n = 5–6). *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.

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