Levels | |||||
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DA | DOPAC | HVA | 5-HT | 5-HIAA | |
μg/g wet weight | |||||
Dorsal striatum | |||||
Saline | 14.2 ± 1.4 | 4.6 ± 0.3 | 2.02 ± 0.41 | 0.26 ± 0.03 | 0.98 ± 0.08 |
METH | 8.4 ± 1.0** | 3.0 ± 0.4* | 0.78 ± 0.06** | 0.10 ± 0.02** | 0.65 ± 0.09* |
Ventral striatum | |||||
Saline | 11.0 ± 1.0 | 4.6 ± 0.2 | 2.53 ± 0.42 | 0.38 ± 0.04 | 1.49 ± 0.16 |
METH | 3.6 ± 0.7** | 1.9 ± 0.5** | 0.75 ± 0.12** | 0.18 ± 0.03** | 1.07 ± 0.15 |
NAc | |||||
Saline | 6.4 ± 0.6 | 3.8 ± 0.3 | 1.81 ± 0.30 | 0.61 ± 0.08 | 1.62 ± 0.12 |
METH | 4.4 ± 0.4* | 2.4 ± 0.2** | 0.85 ± 0.09** | 0.33 ± 0.06* | 1.37 ± 0.18 |
Substantia nigra | |||||
Saline | 0.79 ± 0.07 | 0.46 ± 0.05 | 0.17 ± 0.02 | 1.04 ± 0.05 | 1.59 ± 0.13 |
METH | 0.68 ± 0.02 | 0.40 ± 0.08 | 0.14 ± 0.01 | 0.87 ± 0.07 | 1.69 ± 0.12 |
Values are mean ± S.E.M. for six saline-treated animals and seven METH-treated animals.
* P < .05 vs. saline-treated group (two-tailedt test).
** P < .01 vs. saline-treated group (two-tailedt test).