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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Eur J Neurosci. 2020 Jul 29:10.1111/ejn.14927. doi: 10.1111/ejn.14927

Figure 3: DAT protein levels are higher in the NAcc compared to the BLA, but OCT3 levels are similar between regions.

Figure 3:

Western blot hybridization was used to detect and quantitate the observed variations in DAT and OCT3 densities in the NAcc and BLA. (A) DAT protein levels, normalized to β-actin, were significantly elevated in the NAcc compared to the BLA at both 78 kDa (p=0.0247) and 56 kDa (p=0.0011) molecular weights representing the mature and immature DAT isoforms, respectively. Conversely, the protein levels of OCT3 were similar in the NAcc and BLA (p>0.05). (B) Representative blot showing NAcc and BLA DAT and OCT3 protein levels quantified in the graph above. NAcc = nucleus accumbens core; BLA = basolateral amygdala; *p<0.05. (N=8 animals/group).