mRNA expression of TLX but not its transcription activator Sox2 is down-regulated in the hippocampus in the absence of CX3CR1

Relative mRNA expression of TLX (A) and Sox2 (B) in the hippocampus of wild-type control and CX3CR1^KO mice. All values were adjusted to the relative expression of the housekeeping gene Tfrc. Box and whisker plots show mean, first and third quartiles, and maximum and minimum values (n=8). *p≤0.05, independent-sample t test.