Figure 7.
Exposure to TMT odor during testing significantly increased acoustic startle amplitude in vehicle-treated rats (vs water odor). Pretreatment with intra-BNST αCGRP8-37 (800 ng/side) blocked this effect, but had no significant influence on startle in water-exposed animals. Values shown are means ± SEM. †p < 0.05 versus vehicle-treated animals exposed to water odor, *p < 0.05 versus vehicle-treated animals exposed to TMT odor.