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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Aug 4.
Published in final edited form as: Neuroscience. 2009 Apr 7;162(1):5–13. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.03.078

Table 1.

Semi-quantitative distribution of Fos-positive cells in selected areas in rat brain 75 min after acute defeat relative to control

Forebrain region Density of Fos-immunoreactive cells
Septum
 Dorsolateral nucleus +
 Intermediate nucleus medial nucleus −/+
−/+
Amygdala
Anterior cortical nucleus +
 Posterior cortical nucleus −/+
 Basolateral nucleus −/+
 Basomedial nucleus −/+
 Central nucleus −/+
 Medial nucleus +++
BNST
 Rostral region −
 Posterior region −
Hypothalamus
 Arcuate nucleus ++/+++
 PVN
 Parvocellular −
 Magnocellular −/+
 Supraoptic nucleus +
 VMH ++/+++
 Lateral hypothalamus +

Semi-quantitative ratings reflect the density of Fos-positive cells relative to controls, with (−) representing control-like levels of Fos-labeled cells, and plus symbols indicating slightly (+), moderately (++), or highly elevated (+++) numbers of Fos-labeled cells compared with controls in a given cell group or field. The (−/+) symbol indicates control-like or slightly elevated numbers of Fos-labeled cells, varying across intruders.