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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jun 30.
Published in final edited form as: Neuroscience. 2010 Apr 13;168(2):371–386. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.04.007

Table 1.

[3H]CP55,940 binding to cannabinoid receptors in the adult rat brain after post-weaning social isolation and handling treatment

Brain Region Group Reared Non-Handled Group Reared Handled Socially Isolated Non-Handled Socially Isolated Handled
Basal Ganglia/Striatum
 Caudal caudate putamen (CPu) 13.71 ± 0.87++ 22.68 ± 1.90 15.73 ± 1.44+ 15.99 ± 1.66+
 Caudal dorsal CPu 12.83 ± 0.80+ 19.64 ± 2.21 14.27 ± 0.77++ 15.08 ± 0.97
 Caudal ventral CPu 13.06 ± 0.87 21.13 ± 2.24 16.10 ± 2.28 16.40 ± 3.18
 Rostral CPu 16.28 ± 0.91 12.63 ± 1.91 18.42 ± 2.63 17.48 ± 1.42
 Rostral dorsolateral CPu 19.35 ± 1.17 15.34 ± 2.36 21.20 ± 3.04 20.64 ± 1.75
 Rostral dorsomedial CPu 14.10 ± 0.69 10.60 ± 1.50 16.01 ± 2.15* 14.63 ± 0.99*
 Rostral ventrolateral CPu 17.32 ± 0.93 13.93 ± 2.48 20.42 ± 3.26* 20.67 ± 2.31*
 Rostral ventromedial CPu 14.56 ± 0.71 11.12 ± 1.65 16.48 ± 2.62 15.64 ± 1.53
 Lateral globus pallidus 34.72 ± 4.24 48.72 ± 2.32 35.78 ± 4.25* 39.95 ± 2.20*
 Nucleus accumbens core 12.16 ± 0.72 9.13 ± 1.25 13.54 ± 2.49 13.11 ± 1.38
 Nucleus accumbens shell 11.39 ± 0.74 8.59 ± 1.39 12.21 ± 2.19 12.65 ± 1.41
 Olfactory tubercle 7.57 ± 0.41 5.20 ± 0.71 8.17 ± 1.67 8.48 ± 1.00
Cerebral Cortex
 Cingulate cortex 9.00 ± 0.58 13.09 ± 1.38## 9.01 ± 0.47 10.74 ± 0.88##
 Motor cortex 9.76 ± 0.85 7.55 ± 0.95 10.30 ± 1.58 10.13 ± 0.92
 Piriform cortex 6.95 ± 0.47 9.57 ± 1.16# 7.51 ± 0.49 8.62 ± 1.08#
Septum
 Lateral septum 12.47 ± 1.04 9.30 ± 1.56 10.27 ± 1.54 13.48 ± 1.68
 Limbic diagonal band nuclei 13.66 ± 0.95 10.56 ± 1.13 12.71 ± 1.23 11.63 ± 1.51
 Vertical limbic diagonal band 16.08 ± 0.89 12.67 ± 1.60 14.21 ± 1.52 12.57 ± 1.60
Amygdala
 Basolateral amygdala nuclei 9.08 ± 0.70 9.93 ± 1.02 9.28 ± 1.29 8.12 ± 0.88
 Central amygdaloid nuclei 12.04 ± 0.60 11.11 ± 1.19 10.29 ± 1.06 10.07 ± 1.10
Hypothalamus & Thalamus
 Anterior thalamic nuclei 4.19 ± 0.17++ 5.66 ± .047 4.34 ± 0.22+ 4.20 ± 0.23++
 Arcuate nuclei 5.92 ± 0.47 6.63 ± 1.15 6.01 ± 0.78 6.33 ± 1.67
 Medial preoptic area 6.99 ± 0.60 8.44 ± 0.92 7.15 ± 0.87 7.42 ± 0.56
 Superoptic nucleus 8.80 ± 0.66 11.25 ± 1.31 7.26 ± 1.02* 7.86 ± 0.77*
 Ventrolateral thalamic nuclei 7.16 ± 0.40 6.70 ± 0.58 6.14 ± 0.56* 5.53 ± 0.47*
Hippocampal Formation
 CA1 – CA3 & dentate gyrus 13.74 ± 0.70 10.85 ± 1.02# 12.31 ± 0.74 11.95 ± 0.66#
 CA1 – CA3 14.82 ± 0.66 11.67 ± 1.02# 14.07 ± 0.91 13.58 ± 0.96#
 CA1 17.39 ± 1.05 12.59 ± 1.54 16.80 ± 1.47 16.76 ± 1.33
 CA2 17.91 ± 0.82 13.00 ± 1.85# 15.95 ± 1.21 15.14 ± 0.62#
 CA3 18.50 ± 0.79 13.61 ± 2.18 16.37 ± 1.10 17.02 ± 1.45
 Dentate gyrus 16.50 ± 0.85 13.50 ± 1.32 13.73 ± 1.25 13.77 ± 0.91

Data are mean ± S.E.M. (n = 8 per group);

*

P < 0.05 vs. Group-Reared;

##

P < 0.01,

#

P < 0.05 vs. Non-Handled;

++

P < 0.01,

+

P < 0.05 vs. Group-Reared/Handled.