TABLE 7.
Monoamine neurotransmitter and metabolite levels in the brain stem of male and female rats with different dietary energy intakes
| Neurotransmitter | Male mean ± sem (pg/mg) |
Female mean ± sem (pg/mg) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| NE | |||
| Control | 227.8 (±15.3) | 218.6 (±19.1) | |
| 20% CR | 208.7 (±16.0) | 266.9 (±27.9) | |
| 40% CR | 257.2 (±16.9) | 250.4 (±17.5) | |
| IF | 243.9 (±14.3) | 244.7 (±13.9) | |
| HFG | 244.9 (±15.2) | 215.5 (±24.6) | |
| DOPAC | |||
| Control | 239.7 (±21.9) | 357.6 (±40.1) | |
| 20% CR | 300.9 (±37.2) | 366.6 (±24.3) | |
| 40% CR | 266.2 (±38.9) | 379.7 (±24.1) | |
| IF | 271.5 (±12.7) | 290.9 (±27.5) | |
| HFG | 304.9 (±44.7) | 351.8 (±56.9) | |
| DA | |||
| Control | 16.5 (±4.4) | 14.6 (±2.58) | |
| 20% CR | 17.1 (±4.7) | 16.1 (±5.06) | |
| 40% CR | 14.5 (±3.2) | 18.9 (±2.28) | |
| IF | 10.7 (±3.1) | 16.2 (±1.13) | |
| HFG | 15.6 (±1.73) | 17.4 (±5.1) | |
| 5HIAA | |||
| Control | 167.5 (±19.1) | 179.6 (±16.9) | |
| 20% CR | 166.0 (±30.2) | 192.1 (±38.4) | |
| 40% CR | 127.2 (±17.6) | 211.0 (±25.8) | |
| IF | 119.9 (±14.0) | 173.6 (±16.4) | |
| HFG | 138.2 (±20.9) | 203.6 (±22.6) | |
| 5HT | |||
| Control | 279.6 (±13.0) | 315.3 (±31.3) | |
| 20% CR | 321.8 (±46.9) | 348.3 (±28.4) | |
| 40% CR | 273.2 (±19.8) | 338.4 (±14.5) | |
| IF | 259.4 (±5.1) | 329.6 (±21.2) | |
| HFG | 256.9 (±21.3) | 367.5 (±60.1) | |
Values are mean ± sem (n = 8–15 rats/group).