Table 1.
Semi-quantification of DβH-positive fiber loss in various brain regions (see Paxinos and Watson 1998)
| Anterior from bregma (mm) | Brain region | DBH-positive fiber loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| +5.20 | FrA | Frontal association | + |
| MO | Medial orbital cx | ++ | |
| DO | Dorsal orbital cx | ++ | |
| LO | Lateral orbital cx | + | |
| +4.70 | FrA | Frontal association cx | + |
| PrL | Prelimbic cx | +++ | |
| MO | Medial orbital cx | +++ | |
| VO | Ventral orbital cx | ++ | |
| LO | Lateral orbital cx | + | |
| DLO | Dorsolateral orbital cx | + | |
| +4.20 | M2 | Motor cx 2 | + |
| PrL | Prelimbic cx | +++ | |
| MO | Medial orbital cx | +++ | |
| VO | Ventral orbital cx | ++ | |
| LO | Lateral orbital cx | + | |
| DLO | Dorsolateral orbital cx | + | |
| +3.70 | M1 | Motor cx 1 | + |
| M2 | Motor cx 2 | + | |
| Cg1 | Cingulate cx area 1 | +++ | |
| PrL | Prelimbic cx | +++ | |
| MO | Medial orbital cx | +++ | |
| VO | Ventral orbital cx | + | |
| LO | Lateral orbital cx | + | |
| AI | Agranular insular cx | 0 | |
| +3.20 | M1 | Motor cx 1 | + |
| M2 | Motor cx 2 | ++ | |
| Cg1 | Cingulate cx area 1 | +++ | |
| PrL | Prelimbic cx | +++ | |
| IL | Infralimbic cx | +++ | |
| VO | Ventral orbital cx | + | |
| LO | Lateral orbital cx | 0 | |
| AI | Agranular insular cx | 0 | |
| +2.70 | S1 | Somatosensory cx | + |
| M1 | Motor cx 1 | ++ | |
| M2 | Motor cx 2 | ++ | |
| Cg1 | Cingulate cx area 1 | +++ | |
| PrL | Prelimbic cx | +++ | |
| IL | Infralimbic cx | +++ | |
| DP | Dorsopenduncular cx | +++ | |
| VO | Ventral orbital cx | 0 | |
| LO | Lateral orbital cx | 0 | |
| AI | Agranular insular cx | 0 | |
| +2.20 | S1 | Somatosensory cx | + |
| M1 | Motor cx | ++ | |
| M2 | Motor cx | ++ | |
| Cg1 | Cingulate cx area 1 | +++ | |
| PrL | Prelimbic cx | +++ | |
| IL | Infralimbic cx | +++ | |
| DP | Dorsopenduncular cx | + | |
| CPu | Caudate putamen | 0 | |
| NAc | Nucleus accumbens | 0 | |
| +1.70 | S1 | Somatosensory cx | + |
| M1 | Motor cortex 1 | + | |
| M2 | Motor cortex 2 | + | |
| Cg1 | Cingulate cx area 1 | + | |
| Cg2 | Cingulate cx area 2 | + | |
| CPu | Caudate putamen | 0 | |
| NAc | Nucleus accumbens | 0 | |
| + 1.20 | S1 | Somatosensory cx | + |
| M1 | Motor cx 1 | + | |
| M2 | Motor cx 2 | + | |
| Cg1 | Cingulate cx area 1 | + | |
| Cg2 | Cingulate cx area 2 | + | |
| AI | Agranular insular cx | 0 | |
| CPu | Caudate putamen | 0 | |
| NAc | Nucleus accumbens | 0 | |
| S/DB | Septum/Diagonal band | 0 | |
| +0.70 | S1 | Somatosensory cx | + |
| M1 | Motor cx 1 | + | |
| M2 | Motor cx 2 | + | |
| Cg1 | Cingulate cx area 1 | + | |
| Cg2 | Cingulate cx area 2 | + | |
| CPu | Caudate putamen | 0 | |
| NAc | Nucleus accumbens | 0 | |
| S/DB | Septum/Diagonal band | 0 |
0 No loss, + minor loss, ++ substantial (about 50%) loss, +++ total loss of fibers in DβH–saporin rats compared to sham animals, cx cortex