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. 2021 Aug 18;13:701290. doi: 10.3389/fnsyn.2021.701290

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Changes in AMPAR density and subunit composition in the VTA of sexually satiated rats and involvement of eCBs in their induction. Western blot analysis showing changes in GluA1 (A) and GluA2 AMPAR subunit (B) densities in the VTA of control sexually experienced unmated rats (Control), males that ejaculated once (1 Ejac) or copulated to satiety (Sexually satiated) 24 h earlier, and of males that copulated to satiety in the presence of the CB1R antagonist AM251 (Satiated + AM251). Differences among untreated groups with different sexual conditions were determined by means of a one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey test, ***P < 0.001; *P < 0.05. A comparison between the rats that copulated to satiety in the absence or presence of AM251 was conducted with the unpaired t-test **P < 0.01. Values are mean ± S.E.M of the protein/β-Actin optical density (O.D.) ratios of 5 rats per group.