FIGURE 3.
Graphs show the quantification of the integrated density of OT+ projections to the NTS (A), DMV (B), CVLM (C), and RVLM (D) in sinoaortic denervated (SAD) and sham-operated (SHAM) rats submitted to training (T) or sedentary (S) protocol. Values are the means of 6–9 slices/rat (DMV and NTS) and 2–4 slices/rat (CVLM and RVLM), four rats in each subgroup. Comparisons made by Factorial two-way ANOVA. NTS: group F(1,12) = 236.04, P < 0.001, condition F(1,12) = 232.33, P < 0.001, interaction F(1,12) = 175.86, P < 0.001; DMV: group F(1,12) = 48.10, P < 0.001, condition F(1,12) = 101.00, P < 0.001, interaction F(1,12) = 55.81, P < 0.001; CVLM: group F(1,12) = 556.39, P < 0.001, condition F(1,12) = 33.07, P < 0.001, interaction F(1,12) = 10.92, P = 0.006; RVLM: group F(1,12) = 20.20, P < 0.001, condition F(1,12) = 17.46, P = 0.001, interaction F(1,12) = 0.33, P = 0.574. Significances (P < 0.05) are ° vs. Sedentary and * vs. respective SHAM group.