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. 2019 Oct 4;13:227. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2019.00227

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Silencing glutamatergic mPFC projections decreases NAc c-Fos in response to sex. (A) An example of a mPFC injection sites identified based on the location of the mCherry reporter. (B) Female sexual behavior significantly increased c-Fos stained cells within the mPFC, an effect that was blocked by pretreatment with CNO (*indicates p < 0.05). (C) Female sexual behavior increased c-Fos labeling in the core of the NAc, an effect that was similarly blocked by DREADD inhibition of the mPFC. Each group is significantly different from each other as indicated by distinct symbols (p < 0.05).