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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Neurobiol Dis. 2017 Nov 13;110:47–58. doi: 10.1016/j.nbd.2017.11.003

Table 1.

Summary of experimental groups of DBA/1 mice

Experiments Experimental groups Number of mice
Photostimulation (9 mW, ChR2+) 1-min PS 8*
5-min PS 6*
10-min PS 6*
15-min PS 15*
Photostimulation (15 mW, ChR2+) 3-min PS 4*
5-min PS 6*
Photostimulation (9 or 15 mW, ChR2) 15- or 5-min PS 6
Photostimulation (9 mW, 5-HTP) 10-min PS 6*
vehicle or 5-HTP
Photostimulation (9 mW, OND) 15-min PS 6*
vehicle or OND
Photostimulation (9 mW, PTZ) PTZ only 6
PTZ with 15-min PS 6
Injection (i.p.) Vehicle or 5-HTP 8*
Injection (i.p.) Vehicle or OND 6*
Immunohistochemistry ChR2-TPH2 3
Immunohistochemistry ChR2-c-fos with PS 3
ChR2-c-fos without PS 3

PS, photostimulation; 5-HTP, 5-hydroxytryptophan; OND, ondansetron; PTZ, pentylenetetrazole.

*

indicates that pre-treatment control or vehicle was performed in the same group of mice as treatment.