Table 3.
Effects of 1, 5, and 10 Hz activation of the AVPV on subsequent firing rates of GnRH neurons
1 Hz (23) |
5 Hz (24) |
10 Hz (34) |
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Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | |
Instant frequency | 1.08 ± 0.33 | 1.21 ± 0.37 | 1.07 ± 0.31 | 1.67 ± 0.44* | 1.44 ± 0.33 | 2.05 ± 0.34*** |
Mean frequency | 0.23 ± 0.10 | 0.28 ± 0.12 | 0.27 ± 0.12 | 0.31 ± 0.13 | 0.29 ± 0.09 | 0.67 ± 0.17*** |
Intraburst frequency | 1.25 ± 0.40 | 1.50 ± 0.45 | 1.59 ± 0.49 | 2.07 ± 0.53 | 2.12 ± 0.46 | 3.08 ± 0.48*** |
Values in parentheses are number of neurons.
*p < 0.05,
***p < 0.001 compared with prestimulation period (paired-sample Wilcoxon tests).