Table 1.

Total number of Fos-positive neurons. Data are presented as the mean ± SEM average total number of Fos-positive neurons per hemisphere for each of the three sampling locations (perifornical, medial, lateral) in the ORX and MCH-stained tissue

Sampling region	Group	ORX series	MCH series
Perifornical	Paired	23.82 ± 3.38+	31.25 ± 3.82+
	Unpaired	14.73 ± 2.78	20.63 ± 3.49
Medial	Paired	27.86 ± 5.33	32.25 ± 6.70
	Unpaired	21.32 ± 5.00	20.75 ± 5.05
Lateral	Paired	11.68 ± 2.20	18.63 ± 6.92
	Unpaired	7.86 ± 2.43	18.63 ± 5.30

⁺P vs. U, p<0.10.