Table 1. Effect of chronic stress and lithium treatment on glial glutamate transporter 1 (GLT-1) expression determined by using ANOVA (α = 0.05)

Region

Stress

Lithium

Stress and lithium

CA1

[F(1,41) = 1.26; P = 0.27]

[F(1,41) = 0.27; P = 0.61]

[F(1,41) = 3.10; P = 0.08]

CA3C

[F(1,39) = 1.51; P = 0.23]

[F(1,39) = 0.05; P = 0.82]

[F(1,39) = 7.70; P < 0.01]*

DG

[F(1,41) = 4.10; P < 0.05]*

[F(1,41) = 0.45; P = 0.50]

[F(1,41) = 5.49; P < 0.05]*

Hilus

[F(1,41) = 4.78; P < 0.05]*

[F(1,41) = 0.42; P = 0.52]

[F(1,41) = 5.09; P < 0.05]*

Cortex

[F(1,41) = 0.001; P = 0.97]

[F(1,41) = 0.91; P = 0.35]

[F(1,41) = 0.23; P = 0.64]

Statistics were based on SEM minus the background, and they are presented as the ratio of the control mean. DG, dentate gyrus.

*Significant differences.