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. 2020 Sep 16;73(1):73–84. doi: 10.1007/s43440-020-00159-2

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3

Ventral mesencephalon (VM) neutral ceramidase (NC) activity is associated with depression-like, but not anxiety-like behavior in rats. a Naïve rats were divided into 3 groups according to their NC activity in the VM (n = 10/group). b Enhanced depression-like behavior in animals with high VM NC activity. c No differences in anxiety in the elevated plus maze test. di Correlations between NC activity in the VM and tissue levels of dopamine, serotonin and noradrenaline. Data are shown as mean ± SEM (VS ventral striatum, DS dorsal striatum, DH dorsal hippocampus, VM ventral mesencephalon, Hyp hypothalamus; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001)