Fig. 3.
Neuronal characterization of different subpopulations activated in the discriminator rats following a new tone or CS presentation within the LA. a Representative photomicrograph of triple catFISH showing neurons expressing H1a(green arrows), Arc (red), and CamKIIa (white) mRNAs. The merged panel shows nuclei that were single-, double- or triple-labeled for H1a, Arc, and CamKIIa. Scale bar, 20 µm. b Dot-plots graphs showing the percentage of cells coexpressing either H1a (new tone) or Arc (CS) or H1a + Arc (new tone + CS) with CamKIIa. c Images of triple catFISH showing expression of H1a, Arc, and Thy-1 mRNAs. d The percentages of cells coexpressing Thy-1 and either H1a or Arc or those coexpressing H1a + Arc were low and similar among the three conditions. e Images showing the expression of Arc, H1a, and Grp mRNAs. f The percentages of cells coexpressing Grp and either H1a or Arc or both mRNAs were high and similar among the three conditions. g Photomicrographs showing neuronal expression of H1a, Arc, and Parvalbumin (PV) mRNAs. h The percentages of cells coexpressing PV were similar in neurons that were activated following the presentation of the new tone or the CS. i Images showing triple catFISH for Arc, H1a, and Somatostatin (SOM) mRNAs. j The percentages of cells coexpressing SOM with Arc, H1a, or H1a + Arc were similar following the presentation of the new tone or the CS. k Images of triple catFISH showing the mRNA expression of H1a, Arc, and Calretinin (CR). l There were no differences in the percentages of cells coexpressing CR with H1a, Arc, or H1a + Arc. m Pie charts summarizing the percentages of cells in different subpopulations of neurons that were activated by the new tone, CS or both, according to the expression of different neuronal markers. All data are mean and SEM