Figure 4

Hormonal regulation of gene expression. Using epididymides from wild-type mice (lane 1) and from castrated mice treated with oil (lane 2) or dihydrotestosterone (lane 3), Northern-blot analysis was performed as described in Fig. 2. Genes were divided into three groups based on whether their expression was regulated by androgen or testicular factors: androgen-dependent (A), testicular factor-dependent (B), and androgen- and testicular factor-independent gene expression (C).