Table 2.
Plasma levels of corticosterone in rats implanted either with a cholesterol or a 30% corticosterone pellet s.c., and infused i.c.v. with either BDNF or solvent
Treatment | n | Plasma corticosterone (ng/mL) |
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Saline (+RSA) i.c.v. + cholesterol s.c. | 5 | 187.2 ± 36.5 |
Saline (+RSA) i.c.v. + corticosterone s.c. | 9 | 141.0 ± 45.4 |
BDNF i.c.v. + cholesterol s.c. | 5 | 132.4 ± 72.6 |
BDNF i.c.v. + corticosterone s.c. | 8 | 130.0 ± 23.6 |
Data are presented as mean ± SD; n, number of animals in each group.