Table 2.
Fos+ Cells in Piriform Cortex, Medial Amygdala, and Preoptic Area
| DMSO | PCB | VIN | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SEM | N | Mean | SEM | N | Mean | SEM | N | |
| Anterior Piriform Cortex | |||||||||
| Females | 21.17 | 3.63 | 6 | 26.33 | 4.13 | 9 | 23.78 | 4.31 | 9 |
| Males | 13.25 | 2.86 | 8 | 15.42 | 3.41 | 9 | 16.61 | 3.13 | 9 |
| Posterior Piriform Cortex | |||||||||
| Females | 22.33 | 1.17 | 6 | 24.33 | 1.68 | 9 | 21.50 | 2.38 | 8 |
| Males | 14.56 | 3.19 | 9 | 16.70 | 2.81 | 10 | 14.64 | 2.65 | 11 |
| Preoptic Area | |||||||||
| Females | 10.20 | 1.07 | 5 | 8.33 | 0.69 | 9 | 8.67 | 1.04 | 9 |
| Males | 1.84 | 0.49 | 8 | 4.28 | 1.72 | 9 | 2.03 | 0.84 | 9 |
| Medial Amygdala PV | |||||||||
| Females | 10.10 | 1.22 | 6 | 10.34 | 2.34 | 7 | 10.53 | 1.77 | 8 |
| Males | 5.58 | 0.88 | 9 | 7.42 | 1.27 | 9 | 5.87 | 1.53 | 9 |
| Medial Amygdala PD | |||||||||
| Females | 8.97 | 0.98 | 6 | 7.81 | 1.28 | 7 | 9.76 | 1.66 | 8 |
| Males | 4.13 | 0.67 | 9 | 3.72 | 0.70 | 9 | 2.92 | 0.73 | 9 |
The percentage of Fos+ cells in the anterior piriform cortex, posterior piriform cortex, preoptic area, posteroventral (PV) medial amygdala, and the posterodorsal (PD) medial amygdala. There were no treatment differences in any of the regions investigated with in either females or males.
Abbreviations: DMSO, dimethyl sulfoxide; PCB, polychlorinated biphenyl; VIN, vinclozolin.