Screening and validation of siRNAs in mouse primary hepatocytes. SafdarHuma CheungKa Lei L. VosHans GonzalezFrank J. H. ReitsmaPieter InoueYusuke J. M. van VlijmenBart 2013 <p>Screening of siRNA in mouse primary hepatocytes 24 hours after transfection with 0.3, 3 and 30nM of three <i>Hnf4a</i>-specific (#1–3, panel A), three <i>Cebpa</i> -specific siRNAs (#1–3, panel B) or a control siRNA (siNEG, panel A and B, open bars). <i>Hnf4a</i> and <i>Cebpa</i> transcript levels were determined by quantitative real-time PCR. β-actin was used as internal control for quantification and normalization. The ΔCt values of the individual samples were related to the mean ΔCt of the reference group (siNEG). On the x-axis siRNA concentrations are indicated. Data are expressed as mean with error bars representing the difference between 2 POWER of upper and lower range of the mean ΔΔCt (difference 2∧ΔΔCt+SEM and 2∧ΔΔCt−SEM). Individual experiments were performed in triplicate. Data were statistically analyzed using the Student's t-test. <i>P</i>-values <0.05 were regarded as statistically significant. *<i>P</i><0.05, **<i>P</i><0.01, ***<i>P</i><0.001.</p>