Table 1. Histone acetylation.
| Brain centre | Enzyme | Male control | Male stressed | Female control | Female stressed | |
| PVN | HDAC 3 | 1.6±0.2 | 1.6±0.1 | 2.0±0.3 | 1.9±0.2 | |
| HDAC 4 | 2.0±0.3 | 2.4±0.4 | 2.0±0.2 | 2.6±0.4 | ||
| HDAC 5 | 1.4±0.2 | 1.9±0.3 | 1.9±0.2 | 1.7±0.1 | ||
| CBP | 0.8±0.1 | 0.8±0.1 | 0.8±0.1 | 1.4±0.3 | ||
| PCAF | 0.7±0.2 | 0.6±0.1 | 0.5±0.0 | 0.7±0.1 | ||
| BST | HDAC 3 | 1.6±0.1 | 1.4±0.2 | 1.7±0.3 | 1.9±0.3 | |
| HDAC 4 | 3.2±0.9 | 2.5±0.5 | 3.4±0.8 | 4.0±0.6 | ||
| HDAC 5 | 1.3±0.1 | 1.4±0.2 | 1.5±0.1 | 1.4±0.1 | ||
| CBP | 0.6±0.1 | 0.8±0.2 | 0.6±0.1 | 1.0±0.1* | ||
| PCAF | 0.5±0.1 | 0.6±0.1 | 0.5±0.1 | 0.5±0.1 | ||
| CeA | HDAC 3 | 1.6±0.2 | 1.5±0.2 | 1.8±0.2 | 1.6±0.2 | |
| HDAC 4 | 1.7±0.1 | 2.1±0.3 | 2.0±0.2 | 2.5±0.2 | ||
| HDAC 5 | 1.8±0.2 | 1.1±0.1* | 1.4±0.2 | 1.2±0.1 | ||
| CBP | 0.8±0.1 | 0.9±0.3 | 0.5±0.1 | 0.6±0.1 | ||
| PCAF | 0.6±0.1 | 0.7±0.1 | 0.6±0.1 | 0.8±0.1 | ||
Q-RT-PCR for HDAC 3, 4 and 5, PCAF and CBP mRNAs in the PVN, BST and CeA of control and stressed male and female rats. Means±SEM, n = 6.
*P<0.05 compared with control.