FIGURE 1.
5-HT1A receptor mRNA expression in the amygdala. Maternal separation (MS) increases 5-HT1A receptor mRNA expression in three different areas of the amygdala in comparison to non-separated (NS) animals. Graphical representations of the densitometric analysis in the basomedial amygdala (BMA; ***p < 0.001; A), basolateral amygdala (BLA; **p < 0.01; B), and central amygdala (CeA; *p < 0.05; C). Representative microphotographs of 5-HT1A receptor mRNA expression in NS (D) and MS (E) animals (scale bar represents 1 mm; NS, n = 6 and MS, n = 6).