Table 2.

Adjusted OD values (mean ± SEM) from various cortical regions following AChE histochemistry

	Control	Saporin	Reduction, %	p
Fr3 (+2.76)	0.70 ± 0.01	0.48 ± 0.01	30.6	<0.001*
Prelimbic cortex (+2.76)	0.70 ± 0.01	0.46 ± 0.01	33.9	<0.001*
Motor/sensory (+1.32)	0.65 ± 0.01	0.44 ± 0.01	32.0	<0.001*
Piriform (+0.60)	0.48 ± 0.01	0.46 ± 0.01	2.9	0.207
Hippocampus (3.24)	0.59 ± 0.01	0.59 ± 0.01	−0.1	0.971
Parietal (−3.96)	0.61 ± 0.01	0.43 ± 0.01	29.1	<0.001*
Visual (−4.80 to −5.16)	0.53 ± 0.01	0.44 ± 0.01	17.9	<0.001*

The effect of 192 IgG-saporin lesion on the adjusted OD values measured from various cortical regions following AChE staining, together with the results of statistical analysis. Anterior–posterior distance from bregma at which OD value was measured is shown in brackets.

*Indicates significant difference at p < 0.05.