Hippocampus and hypothalamus catecholamine levels following acute ketamine Statistical values for regional catecholamine levels following 20 mg/kg ketamine in C3H/HeHsd and FVB/Hsd mice. Dopamine levels in hippocampus and epinephrine levels in hypothalamus were undetectable in these samples.
Variable | Hippocampus | Hypothalamus | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norepinephrine | Epinephrine | Dopamine | Norepinephrine | |||
| Strain | F(1,12) = 0.35, p = 0.567 | F(1,12) = 0.18, p = 0.683 | F(1,12) = 5.44, p = 0.038 | F(1,12) = 0.71, p = 0.418 | ||
| Ketamine | F(1,12) = 0.23, p = 0.642 | F(1,12) = 0.05, p = 0.833 | F(1,12) = 3.51, p = 0.085 | F(1,12) = 0.11, p = 0.751 | ||
| Strain × ketamine | F(1,12) = 0.36, p = 0.561 | F(1,12) = 6.23, p = 0.028 | F(1,12) = 1.79, p = 0.205 | F(1,12) = 0.15, p = 0.703 | ||