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. 2012 May 31;7(5):e38325. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038325

Table 1. EC50 and maximal stimulation values for DAMGO stimulation of GTPγ[35S] binding in various brain regions of GluA1+/+ and GluA1−/− mice.

Region EC50 Maximal stimulation
GluA1+/+ GluA1−/− GluA1+/+ GluA1−/−
Caudate-putamen 0.45±0.07 0.44±0.09 394±18 337±23
Nucleus accumbens 0.65±0.17 0.45±0.11 414±8 383±28
Thalamus 0.41±0.07 0.43±0.09 293±14 294±21
Amygdala 0.41±0.07 0.29±0.11 235±13 245±15
Hypothalamus 0.47±0.12 0.26±0.06 183±8 197±8
Substantia nigra reticulata 0.91±0.32 0.69±0.15 181±19 176±7
Ventral tegmental area 1.20±0.29 1.35±0.49 254±12 224±22
Periaqueductal gray 0.87±0.25 0.38±0.09 176±14 198±10
Inferior colliculus 1.03±0.31 0.63±0.17 276±18 290±21
Locus coeruleus 0.59±0.33 0.38±0.12 174±15 177±10

Values are mean ± SEM, n = 5–7, in µM for EC50 values and as percentage of basal for maximal stimulation.