Table 1.
Mean (±SEM) relative expression of target genes. No statistical differences were observed in these brain regions. N’s = 3–4 per group
| OXT | OXT-R | AVP | V1a | CRH | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPOA | ||||||
| Primiparous | PPD5 | 3.8 ± 0.7 | 1.7 ± 0.2 | 26.6 ± 10.9 | 1.3 ± 0.1 | 3.6 ± 0.3 |
| PPD15 | 3.4 ± 1.3 | 2.9 ± 0.3 | 42.5 ± 25.7 | 1.6 ± 0.1 | 1.9 ± 0.2 | |
| Multiparous | PPD5 | 2.3 ± 0.1 | 3.2 ± 0.9 | 23.6 ± 9.9 | 1.7 ± 0.2 | 1.9 ± 0.3 |
| PPD15 | 6.7 ± 1.5 | 2.9 ± 0.3 | 57.9 ± 8.1 | 1.4 ± 0.1 | 2.1 ± 0.6 | |
| MeA | ||||||
| Primiparous | PPD5 | 25.4 ± 8.7 | 1.2 ± 0.1 | 20.5 ± 8.4 | 1.5 ± 0.2 | 2.0 ± 0.3 |
| PPD15 | 18.6 ± 13.8 | 1.2 ± 0.1 | 12.3 ± 6.0 | 1.2 ± 0.2 | 1.4 ± 0.2 | |
| Multiparous | PPD5 | 57.1 ± 37.2 | 1.5 ± 0.1 | 50.1 ± 47.2 | 1.6 ± 0.1 | 1.5 ± 0.4 |
| PPD15 | 33.3 ± 15.7 | 1.3 ± 0.2 | 20.3 ± 8.8 | 1.5 ± 0.1 | 1.9 ± 0.3 | |
| PAG | ||||||
| Primiparous | PPD5 | 10.3 ± 4.9 | 1.5 ± 0.2 | 3.0 ± 0.8 | 1.8 ± 1.2 | 2.1 ± 0.2 |
| PPD15 | 94.1 ± 70.5 | 2.0 ± 0.4 | 4.6 ± 0.9 | 2.2 ± 0.5 | 3.4 ± 0.7 | |
| Multiparous | PPD5 | 23.7 ± 12.9 | 2.5 ± 0.8 | 2.6 ± 0.8 | 1.6 ± 0.2 | 1.8 ± 0.4 |
| PPD15 | 56.7 ± 26.9 | 1.5 ± 0.3 | 7.4 ± 4.4 | 1.4 ± 0.4 | 2.3 ± 0.7 |