Figure 7. Effect of age and genotype on striatal 5-HT and 5-HIAA.
The level of serotonin (A) and its metabolite, 5-HIAA (B) were measured in Aldh1a1 −/−×Aldh2 −/− mice and age-matched wild type controls. Pathways by which 5HT is metabolized to its metabolites are shown in (C). Data are expressed as the mean ± SEM of the following number of wild-type and knockout mice in each age group: young (wt = 13, ko = 11), middle-aged (wt = 16, ko = 20) and old (wt = 23, ko = 32) male mice. *P<0.05, significantly different from age-matched wild-type control group. **P<0.01, significantly different from age-matched wild-type control group.