Table 2.

HPA-related gene expression in hypothalamus following 6 days of intracerebroventricular fluoxetine infusion

	Nonpregnant		Pregnant
Gene	Vehicle	Fluoxetine	Vehicle	Fluoxetine
GR	1.12 ± 0.22	0.90 ± 0.15	0.94 ± 0.05	0.75 ± 0.07
MR	1.12 ± 0.30	0.66 ± 0.17	2.05 ± 0.07	1.23 ± 0.31
CRH	1.38 ± 0.62	4.03 ± 1.65	3.90 ± 1.27	4.49 ± 1.35
AVP	2.21 ± 1.53	2.49 ± 0.82	4.07 ± 0.84	4.02 ± 1.06
5-HT1A	1.20 ± 0.38	0.76 ± 0.20	0.70 ± 0.13	0.64 ± 0.11
5-HT2A	1.12 ± 0.21	1.17 ± 0.23	1.39 ± 0.25	0.88 ± 0.16
POMC	1.31 ± 0.61	2.27 ± 1.36	0.44 ± 0.13*	0.35 ± 0.04*
NPY	1.41 ± 0.35	1.76 ± 0.41	1.54 ± 0.41	1.20 ± 0.22

Values (means ± SE) are expressed as fold change relative to nonpregnant control ewes. NPY, neuropeptide Y.

^*Significantly different from ΔC_t of nonpregnant control group (P < 0.05).