Fig. 4.
Mean (±SEM) time spent in close proximity to a stimulus male (top) and in social interaction with a conspecific (bottom) of ovariectomized vehicle- (gray) or E2-primed (black) rats infused with β-cyclodextrin vehicle (striped bars) or 3α,5α-THP (solid bars) to the VTA. * indicates rats infused with 3α,5α-THP spent significantly more time in close proximity to a male (F1,44=10.99, P<0.05) and in social interaction (F1,44=19.49, P<0.05) than did vehicle–vehicle controls. @ indicates E2-primed rats spent significantly more time in social interaction with a conspecific than did vehicle-primed rats (F1,44=6.90, P<0.05).
