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. 2009 Sep 15;3:25. doi: 10.3389/neuro.08.025.2009

Table 5.

Oxytocin and vasopressin V1a receptor binding in F1 and F2 females.

F1 dams (28 PND) F2 dams (7 PND)
Standard Communal Standard Communal
OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR ROSTRAL (FMOL/MG)
Dorsal lateral septum 21.76 ± 1.02 28.50 ± 2.68* 23.79 ± 1.81 26.97 ± 3.36
Ventral lateral septum 29.93 ± 1.72 30.91 ± 0.20 27.64 ± 1.35 33.86 ± 2.85
Dorsal endopiriform nucleus 51.02 ± 2.75 51.17 ± 2.16 41.78 ± 1.61 42.58 ± 1.47
Agranular insular cortex, ventral part 45.90 ± 3.14 48.17 ± 2.77 40.60 ± 1.79 40.69 ± 2.16
OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR CAUDAL (FMOL/MG)
Dorsal lateral septum 25.82 ± 1.66 40.56 ± 2.17*** 36.59 ± 2.32 33.45 ± 2.40
Ventral lateral septum 36.19 ± 1.67 51.46 ± 2.32*** 44.93 ± 2.29 42.35 ± 3.56
Dorsal endopiriform nucleus 48.50 ± 2.30 58.86 ± 1.83** 46.27 ± 1.39 43.36 ± 1.84
Agranular insular cortex, posterior part 44.09 ± 2.01 53.33 ± 2.07** 43.09 ± 1.15 41.28 ± 1.34
Dorsal bed nucleus of the stria terminalis 22.06 ± 0.83 28.26 ± 1.15*** 23.13 ± 1.01 22.46 ± 1.68
VASOPRESSIN V1A RECEPTOR ROSTRAL (FMOL/MG)
Dorsal lateral septum 42.56 ± 3.47 44.92 ± 1.88 54.13 ± 1.48 41.19 ± 3.73*
Ventral lateral septum 37.50 ± 2.30 37.82 ± 3.52 45.12 ± 1.00 40.81 ± 4.41
VASOPRESSIN V1A RECEPTOR CAUDAL (FMOL/MG)
Dorsal lateral septum 47.27 ± 1.62 40.48 ± 2.85* 51.41 ± 1.47 48.92 ± 3.45
Ventral lateral septum 43.08 ± 1.58 43.21 ± 4.09 51.26 ± 1.89 51.68 ± 3.62

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, p < 0.055, Bold represents significant differences.