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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Horm Behav. 2011 Jul 23;60(4):380–388. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2011.07.008

Table 1.

The number of c-Fos positive cells per mm2 in wt and Tfm male rats at baseline or after exposure to an open field with a novel object.

Baseline Open field w/Novel Object


Brain Region Bregma wt male Tfm male wt male Tfm male

Forebrain
  LSV 0.7 mm 74.88 ± 17.28 58.45 ± 7.72 461.50 ± 32.23* 429.45 ± 35.78*
  BSTMPM −0.8 mm 24.78 ± 4.46 25.03 ± 2.69 148.99 ± 15.01* 127.07 ± 10.17*
Hypothalamus
  PVN −1.8 mm 94.45 ± 15.78 102.51 ± 11.94 396.27 ± 45.89* 400.32 ± 59.40*
  VMH −3.14 mm 12.23 ± 2.60 14.78 ± 2.214 93.52 ± 18.09* 83.12 ± 7.45*
Amygdala
  BLA −3.14 mm 26.54 ± 4.61 34.58 ± 5.62 72.11 ± 9.20* 60.83 ± 17.28#
  MEA −2.56 mm 13.99 ± 2.69 17.356 ± 4.46 154.26 ± 8.41* 151.22 ± 24.80*
Hippocampus
  CA1 −3.6 mm 51.22 ± 7.73 63.57 ± 6.96 111.39 ± 9.43* 105.29 ± 11.42*
*

indicates p<0.01 compared to same group at baseline,

#

indicates p<0.05 compared to same group at baseline.

No significant differences were found between Tfm and wt males in the number of c-Fos positive cells within these brain regions.

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