Figure 6. High-fat diet consumption does not alter DAT mRNA levels. a).

Representative image showing 1×1 mm tissue punches taken from the VTA/SN and combined for DAT mRNA analysis. cp = cerebral penduncle; pc = posterior commissure; MM = medial mammillary nucleus. There were no differences in relative DAT mRNA levels following either 2 weeks (b) or 6 weeks of diet exposure (c).