Figure 5: The effects of incompatibility of Veratrum nigrum (VN) and Panax ginseng (GS) on the protein or gene expression of estrogen receptor (ER) α and ERβ in the uterus and vagina of mice.

Western-blot and Realtime PCR analysis was carried out as described in the Methods. Representative blots are shown above, and quantitative analyses are shown below. P values are for one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) comparing treatment groups with untreated mice. ***P < 0.001, **P < 0.01 and *P < 0.05 compared with the Con or OVX group; ###P < 0.001, ##P < 0.01 and #P < 0.05 compared with the GS group or EV group; ∆∆∆P < 0.001, ∆∆P < 0.01 and ∆P < 0.05 compared with the GS group or EV group; ▴▴▴P < 0.001, ▴▴P < 0.01, and ▴P < 0.05 compared with the Sham group.