Table 3.

mRNA levels as determined by quantitative RT-PCR for tissues from the mPOA and BNST of castrated non-maters and maters

Castrated maters (% ± SE)Castrated non-maters (% ± SE)F valuep value
APP 106.7 ± 5.689.2 ± 4.8 F (1,15) = 4.968 p < 0.05
MAPT 112.4 ± 4.495.0 ± 6.4 F (1,15) = 5.390 p < 0.05
SOD1 71.5 ± 5.4105.9 ± 15.9 F (1,15) = 5.523 p < 0.05
IMPA1 76.7 ± 4.9102.4 ± 9.4 F (1,15) = 6.914 p < 0.05
SCN1a 54.6 ± 10.6113.9 ± 30.0 F (1,14) = 4.207 p = 0.0595
PTEN 70.5 ± 7.9106.2 ± 14.7 F (1,14) = 5.181 p < 0.05