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Published in final edited form as: J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2011 Sep;70(9):799–810. doi: 10.1097/NEN.0b013e31822c09bc

Table 5.

Correlations of GABA_A Receptor Autoradiography with Different 5-HT Markers in SIDS Cases and Controls in Dataset of Stage 2.

	Correlation between GABA autoradiography and	SIDS			All Controls
		N	Correlation	p-value	N	Correlation	p-value
5-HT_1A
	ARC	23	0.48	0.024	7	−0.53	0.280
	NTS	24	0.48	0.021	6	0.66	0.220
	HG	24	0.05	0.820	6	−0.19	0.760
	MAO	25	0.33	0.120	5	−0.36	0.640
	GC	24	0.18	0.420	7	0.61	0.200
	PGCL	24	0.31	0.140	7	0.81	0.052
	IRZ	23	0.02	0.940	7	0.46	0.350
	DAO	14	0.42	0.160	5	0.93	0.066
	ROB	24	0.15	0.480	7	0.94	0.005
5-HT
	ROB	23	0.24	0.270	7	0.003	0.990
	GC	23	0.13	0.550	7	0.39	0.440
	PGCL	23	0.28	0.200	7	0.05	0.920
TPH2
	ROB	22	0.15	0.510	7	−0.51	0.300

5-HT_1A receptor determined by tissue receptor autoradiography; 5-HT level determined by high performance liquid chromatography; and tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH2) determined by Western blotting (10).

Abbreviations: ARC, arcuate nucleus; NTS, nucleus of the solitary tract; HG, hypoglossal nucleus; MAO, medial accessory olive; GC, gigantocellularis; PGCL, paragigantocellularis lateralis; IRZ, intermediate reticular zone; DAO, dorsal accessory olive; ROB, raphé obscurus