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Published in final edited form as: Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2011 Apr 28;15(4):509–521. doi: 10.1017/S1461145711000630

Table 2.

Effects of serotonin drugs on Nur77 expression in extra-striatal areas

Veh DOI 8-OH-DPAT MDL11939 Hal DOI+Hal 8-OH-DPAT+Hal MDL11939+Hal
Nur77 mRNA levels (% of vehicle)
 mPFC 100±12 133±14 125±11 149±11 148±12 122±19 115±7 143±15
 CC 100±7 133±8 100±12 143±11* 116±7 100±11 140±13 135±6
 NAcS 100±12 275±36* 233±32 153±18 338±21** 434±39*** 562±75***## 442±38***
 NAcC 100±14 218±26* 149±39 209±31 267±42** 347±27*** 305±31*** 323±23***
 SNc 100±58 264±103 201±129 63±36 2146±342*** 1777±235*** 1996±303*** 1726±337***
 VTA 100±40 144±43 93±17 111±31 1418±155*** 1186±180*** 1024±37*** 848±115***##

CC, Cingulate cortex ; Hal, haloperidol; mPFC, medial prefrontal cortex ; NAcC, nucleus accumbens core ; NAcS, nucleus accumbens shell ; SNc, substantia nigra pars compacta ; VTA, ventral tegmental area ; Veh, vehicle.

Values represent mean±S.E.M. from five animals per group

*

p<0.05,

**

p<0.01,

***

p<0.001 vs. Veh group;

##

p<0.01 vs. haloperidol group.