Table 2.
Catecholamine Receptor Expression in Adult Rat Hippocampus a
| Catecholamine Receptor | Hippocampus |
|
|---|---|---|
| Gonadectomized | Intact | |
| β1-Adrenergic receptor | ||
| Male | 1.04 ± 0.15 | 1.00 ± 0.04 |
| Female | 1.28 ± 0.09 | 1.06 ± 0.10 |
| β2-Adrenergic receptor | ||
| Male | 1.04 ± 0.20 | 1.02 ± 0.08 |
| Female | 1.21 ± 0.14 | 0.85 ± 0.11 |
| D1-dopamine receptor | ||
| Male | 1.00 ± 0.04 | 1.01 ± 0.06 |
| Female | 0.87 ± 0.05 | 1.08 ± 0.14 |
| D2-dopamine receptor | ||
| Male | 1.10 ± 0.30 | 1.03 ± 0.11 |
| Female | 0.88 ± 0.47 | 1.29 ± 0.31 |
a
Gene expression was measured in animals aged P70. Gonadectomy was performed on P60. Values are mean ± SEM. Values are relative gene expression normalized to males and are unitless. No significant differences were detected between males and female (P > .05 for all comparisons).