Figure 4. Quantitative PCR (qPCR) of AQP1 and AQP5 transcripts in cornea samples of blast-exposed rabbits. (A) The mRNA level for AQP1 was significantly increased (p<0.0001) in whole corneas harvested from blast-exposed rabbits compared to those of control rabbits. (B) Although the mRNA levels of AQP5 in blast-exposed eyes trended to higher than those in control eyes, the mean difference between the two groups was not statistically significant (p=0.17). Data are presented as mean ± SEM of three to five animals per group.