Table 2.
Means ± SEM and P-values for status, sex and interaction effects on OTR receptor densities.
Brain area | Females | Males | Status effect | Sex effect | Interaction | ||||
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Cont. | Sub. | Dom. | Cont. | Sub. | Dom. | ||||
mPFC | 2168±289 | 1967±273 | 1744±145 | 1726±246 | 2063±271 | 1697±97 | p = 0.35 | p = 0.45 | p = 0.44 |
NAc | 653±91 | 521±78 | 504±61 | 436±40 | 576±80 | 501±61 | p = 0.72 | p = 0.30 | p = 0.10 |
LS | 958±55 | 914±77 | 858±62 | 824±52 | 841±69 | 902±74 | p = 0 97 | p = 0.29 | p = 0.33 |
BNST | 846±22 | 840±95 | 781±50 | 846±53 | 691±73 | 848±82 | p = 0.46 | p = 0.60 | p = 0.74 |
MPOA | 294±19 | 303±28 | 266±15 | 366±33 | 232±14 | 294±24 | p = 0.02 | p = 0.61 | p = 0.01* |
AH | 284±22 | 260±22 | 304±30 | 286±30 | 263±26 | 266±26 | p = 0.37 | p = 0.44 | p = 0.72 |
VMH | 562±72 | 429±49 | 453±49 | 832±86 | 541±61 | 644±83 | p < 0.01* | p < 0.01* | p = 0.34 |
BLA | 383±23 | 405±42 | 421±43 | 373±48 | 441±56 | 383±91 | p = 0.53 | p = 0.89 | p = 0.64 |
HC | 1361±118 | 1096±64 | 1327±93 | 959±65 | 528±195 | 1237±157 | p = 0.36 | p = 0.83 | p < 0.01* |
VTA | 259±23 | 336±26 | 394±37 | 365±34 | 316±44 | 279±18 | p = 0.89 | p = 0.46 | p < 0.01* |
PAG | 287±58 | 297±41 | 276±37 | 266±29 | 232±45 | 319±42 | p = 0.70 | p = 0.65 | p = 0.40 |
DR | 184±31 | 133±25 | 148±45 | 128±22 | 223±46 | 167±18 | p = 0.66 | p = 0.40 | p = 0.03 |
Note: Binding density in dpm/mg. Cont.: Controls, Sub.: Subordinate, Dom.: Dominant
indicates significant effect