TABLE 1.

Volumes of the substantia nigra pars reticulata (SNpr), substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc), and ventral tegmental area (VTA) in adolescence (postnatal day 35, P35) and adulthood (postnatal day 60, P60).

A/P coordinate 4.60–5.10 mm from bregma		A/P coordinate 5.20–5.70 mm from bregma		A/P coordinate 5.80–6.30 mm from bregma
Volume (mm3)		Volume (mm3)		Volume (mm3)
	SNpr		SNpr		SNpr
P35 day		P35 day		P35 day
Control	0.45 ± 0.03	Control	0.46 ± 0.02	Control	/
MD	0.68 ± 0.06	MD	0.81 ± 0.12	MD	/
P60 day		P60 day		P60 day
Control	0.51 ± 0.01	Control	0.68 ± 0.04	Control	/
MD	0.59 ± 0.02	MD	0.79 ± 0.01	MD	/
	SNpc		SNpc		SNpc
P35 day		P35 day		P35 day
Control	1.02 ± 0.05	Control	1.07 ± 0.07	Control	0.30 ± 0.01
MD	1.74 ± 0.25	MD	2.11 ± 0.18	MD	0.73 ± 0.03
P60 day		P60 day		P60 day
Control	1.37 ± 0.03	Control	1.61 ± 0.08	Control	1.39 ± 0.08
MD	1.83 ± 0.09	MD	2.02 ± 0.04	MD	1.78 ± 0.14
	VTA		VTA		VTA
P35 day		P35 day		P35 day
Control	1.06 ± 0.06	Control	1.35 ± 0.15	Control	0.59 ± 0.02
MD	1.98 ± 0.13	MD	2.40 ± 0.26	MD	1.10 ± 0.16
P60 day		P60 day		P60 day
Control	1.23 ± 0.02	Control	1.69 ± 0.04	Control	1.43 ± 0.04
MD	2.12 ± 0.11	MD	2.43 ± 0.10	MD	1.75 ± 0.08

All results are presented as mean values ± SEM. Numbers in bold are statistically significant mean values at p ≤ 0.05.