Table 2. Number of single- and double-labeled orexin-ir cells.
| Juvenile | Adult | |
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| Single-labeled orexin-ir cells | ||
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| DM/PeF | 77.21 +/- 17.30 | 43.80 +/- 13.00 * |
| LH | 52.92 +/- 10.13 | 36.50 +/- 11.09 * |
| Double-labeled orexin/fos-ir cells | ||
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| DM/PeF | 37.12 +/- 13.54 | 50.72 +/- 13.26 * |
| LH | 14.63 +/- 6.40 | 12.81 +/-5.31 |
mean +/- standard deviation
indicates effect of age, p <0.05