Table 2.

Levels of BDNF and NGF in frontal, parietal and occipital cortices, hippocampus, striatum, and cerebellum of saline‐ and NPY‐treated rats. n = 5 animals/group. Values are expressed in pg/g of wet weight

Brain regions	BDNF				NGF
		Treatment		Statistic		Treatment		Statistic
	Saline	NPY	F‐value	P‐value	Saline	NPY	F‐value	p‐value
Frontal cortex	286 ± 28.4	257 ± 14.4	0.82	0.39	1690 ± 330.84	1853 ± 442	0.09	0.77
Parietal cortex	162 ± 14.1	200 ± 12.1	4.11	0.07	860 ± 103.79	1194 ± 220	1.89	0.21
Occipital cortex	263 ± 44.0	201 ± 17.5	1.67	0.23	1643 ± 327.08	1745 ± 341	0.05	0.83
Hippocampus	714 ± 38.7	680 ± 28.6	0.51	0.49	2923 ± 301.37	3215 ± 494	0.25	0.63
Striatum	329 ± 45.4	289 ± 39.8	0.44	0.53	1503 ± 201.56	1745 ± 417	0.27	0.61
Cerebellum	132 ± 12.3	144 ± 12.9	0.47	0.51	924 ± 271.07	3177 ± 1339	2.71	0.14

Data are shown as the mean ± standard error.