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. 2018 Jan 17;8:957. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-19104-0

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Effects of androgens on the striatal monoaminergic system. DA (A,F), DOPAC to DA ratio (B,G), HVA to DA ratio (C,H), 5-HT (D,I) and 5-HIAA to 5-HT ratio (E,J) were measured by HPLC in the dorsal striatum of C57BL/6J (AE) and ARKO and WT mice (FJ). Quantitative real-time PCR analysis of striatal mRNA levels of dopamine receptor 1 (Drd1) and 2 (Drd2), postsynaptic density protein 95 (Dlg4), neurofilament, medium polypeptide (Nefm), monoamine oxidase A (Maoa) and B (Maob), catechol-O-methyltransferase (Comt), adenylate cyclase (Adcy5) and olfactory isoform of the stimulatory GTP-binding protein alpha subunit (Gnal) of C57BL/6J (K) and ARKO and WT mice (L). Data in panels A–E and K were analyzed using one-way ANOVA and those in panels F–J and L were analyzed by Student t-test. Data are presented as mean ± SEM. In (AE), n = 7–9 animals per group; in F–J, n = 10 animals per group; in K, n = 6–9 animals per group; in L, n = 7 animals per group. Statistical significance levels: *, **P < 0.05 and 0.01. 5-HT serotonin, 5-HIAA hydroxyindolacetic acid, DA dopamine, DOPAC 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid, HVA homovanillic acid.