Figure 2.
Effect of long-term administration of EB or ER subtype selective agonists to OVX female rats on DBH mRNA levels in the LC following single or repeated immobilization stress. A. Relative DBH mRNA levels expressed as mean ± S.E.M. (6-8 samples per group) with levels in Vehicle treated rats taken as 1. *p < 0.05 vs Vehicle. B. Response to single (1×) or repeated (6×) IMO stress. Data are expressed as mean ± S.E.M. with levels of DBH mRNA with respective treatment in unstressed animals taken as 1. *p < 0.05, ***p < 0.001 vs respective unstressed controls; +p < 0.05, ++p < 0.01, +++p < 0.001 vs 1× IMO/Vehicle or 6× IMO/Vehicle by Bonferroni's multiple comparison test.