Table 3.

Density of vasopressin immunoreactive cells (mean±SEM/mm²) in male and female Brandt’s voles and greater long-tailed hamsters

Brain area	Brandt’s vole		Greater long-tailed hamster		Two-way ANOVA
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Species	Sex	Sp×sex
Rt	35.2±6.9	22.9±4.8	12.9±3.4	14.0±2.1	**	ns	ns
MPOA	17.6±1.7	17.3±2.3	27.0±3.8	28.7±3.2	**	ns	ns
AH	13.1 ±2.0	13.3±3.4	13.2 ±1.9	10.9± 1.1	ns	ns	ns
LH	15.6±1.2	13.2±1.4	10.9±0.5	10.8±1.2	**	ns	ns
PVN	596.8±19.9	700.4±43.9	647.2±25.3	636.2±23.7	ns	ns	ns

SEM, standard error of the mean;

^**P<0.01;

ns, not significantly different.