Fig. 2.

Endocannabinoid content in the amygdala of male and female rats exposed to predator odor stress. At day 2 post-stress, rats were euthanized, and brains were rapidly dissected and snap-frozen. Basolateral (BLA) and central (CeA) amygdala tissue samples were taken from frozen coronal sections; analyses of 2-arachidonoyl glycerol (2-AG) and anandamide (AEA) were performed by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry. A. 2-AG levels in the BLA of Controls and stressed rats. B. AEA levels in the BLA of Controls and stressed rats. C. 2-AG levels in the CeA of Controls and stressed rats. D. AEA levels in the CeA of Controls and stressed rats. Data presented as mean ± SEM. * denotes P < .05.