Figure 5. HPLC quantification of DA and 5-HT content in rat ventromedial frontal cortex.
Left panel: Treatment with either 2 d of 250 mg/kg PCPA (250 PCPA) or 2 d of 500 mg/kg (500 PCPA) or 2d of saline (SAL) resulted in no difference in DA content in ventromedial frontal cortex. Right panel: Significantly elevated 5-HT content in 250 PCPA relative to 500 PCPA (*p=0.02). However, 250 PCPA was not elevated relative to SAL, and 500 PCPA was not depleted relative to SAL.
