Table 2. Post-restraint cFos-positive immunolabeling in stress- and reward-regulatory brain regions.
The impact of prior sucrose (vs. water) on the density of post-restraint cFos-positive cells (number of cells/mm2) in multiple stress- and reward-regulatory brain regions of female rats tested during diestrus (D1/D2) and proestrus/estrus (P/E). n = 7–15/group.
Brain region | Water D1/D2 | Water P/E | Sucrose D1/D2 | Sucrose P/E |
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BLA | 78.06 ± 2.67 | 80.69 ± 3.77 | 86.08 ± 4.33 | 86.98 ± 4.28 |
DMH dorsal | 83.94 ± 14.45 | 85.46 ± 8.53 | 70.68 ± 7.24 | 90.18 ± 4.18 |
DMH ventral | 104.85 ± 9.90 | 118.58 ± 9.06 | 101.67 ± 9.88 | 116.09 ± 6.92 |
MeApd | 118.93 ± 12.01 | 130.92 ± 9.82 | 133.16 ± 8.93 | 133.56 ± 9.91 |
NAc core | 55.00 ± 6.57 | 50.86 ± 5.25 | 49.57 ± 4.66 | 46.89 ± 5.55 |
NAc shell | 60.62 ± 5.48 | 55.10 ± 4.60 | 50.19 ± 2.16 | 50.34 ± 5.46 |
PFC PL | 128.16 ± 9.78 | 147.41 ± 9.35 | 156.32 ± 10.98 | 139.73 ± 7.42 |
PFC IL | 102.78 ± 5.82 | 111.49 ± 6.66 | 115.76 ± 6.89 | 112.77 ± 5.29 |
PFC Ant Cing | 112.94 ± 8.43 | 128.65 ± 9.86 | 122.29 ± 9.02 | 123.35 ± 6.79 |
PVN | 158.69 ± 11.14 | 163.72 ± 8.74 | 148.08 ± 9.09 | 143.34 ± 9.50 |