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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 19.
Published in final edited form as: Brain Res. 2005 Apr 20;1045(0):107–115. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2005.03.021

Table 1.

The time and doses of hormone injections for all treatment groups used in the Western blot evaluation (Figs. 1 and 2) of CX43 levels are shown in the first 3 columns

Hormone condition Time of injection
Sample size
0 h 24 h 48 h Female Male
Control Oil Oil Oil 15 5
E 2 μg estradiol benzoate 2 μg estradiol benzoate Oil 15 5
E + P 2 μg estradiol benzoate 2 μg estradiol benzoate 500 μg progesterone 15 5
P Oil Oil 500 μg progesterone 15 4

Sample sizes for castrated males and ovariectomized females in each treatment group are shown in the last 2 columns. Female rats were killed 2–4 h after the last injection. Males were killed 2 h after the last injection.