Figure 2. Hypothalamic expression of glucocorticoid receptor (GR) in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN), arginine vasopressin (AVP) mRNA in the PVN, corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) mRNA in the PVN, and sense CRH mRNA in male offspring whose mothers were exposed to stress at PS50 and PS60 (as described in Fig. 1), or left undisturbed throughout pregnancy (control).

A, representative in situ hybridization images of AVP, CRH and GR mRNA in the PVN. Relative optical density (ROD) by in situ hybridization of GR mRNA (B), AVP mRNA (C) and CRH mRNA (D). Animal numbers are indicated within bars.