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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 15.
Published in final edited form as: Behav Brain Res. 2012 Apr 12;232(1):159–164. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2012.04.010

Figure 3.

Figure 3

E2 decreased expression of orexigenic genes in the posterior hypothalamus. (A) E2 decreased expression of AgRP in young and middle-aged rats. (B) E2 decreased expression of NPY in young and middle-aged rats. Regardless of hormone, NPY expression was higher in middle-aged than in young rats. (C, D) There was a main effect of hormone on MCH and orexin expression. E2 decreased expression of MCH and orexin in young and middle-aged rats. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. RT-PRC values are expressed as fold change relative to young, oil-treated control *<control, P< 0.05. +> young, P< 0.05.