Increased Stem Cell Marker Expressions during the Peri-Implantation Period in the Rat Endometrium: Constructive Role of Exogenous Zinc and/or Progesterone

Table 1

Endometrial expression status of αvβv integrin, vitronectin, Klf4, Sox2, Oct4, and c-Myc.

Markers	Groups
	Control group; (𝑛=11)	Zinc group; (𝑛=9)	Progesterone group; (𝑛=10)	Zinc + progesterone group; (𝑛=13)
αvβ5 integrin	+	++	+	+
Vitronectin	+	+++	+	+
Klf-4	++	+++	++	++
Sox-2	+	+++	+	+
c-Myc	+	+++	+	+
Oct-4	++	+++	+++	+++

Median expression of each group and used Kruskal-Wallis test.