Fig. 6.

Number of neurons expressing c-Fos in the caudal and rostral nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS; top first and second rows), the rostral ventral lateral medulla (RVLM; third row), and caudal ventral lateral medulla (CVLM; fourth row). Rats were treated with DHB Sham or DHB Cort pellets for 6 days and then either subjected to restraint stress or left undisturbed (not stressed). Counts are provided for neurons expressing only c-Fos (left), both c-Fos and dopamine-β-hydroxylase (DβH; middle column), and for the total number of neurons expressing c-Fos in each region (right). Values were 0 in unstressed rats where bars appear to be missing. *P < 005 for main effect of stress.