Table 1.

Effect of intra-amygdalar administration of AP-5 and ANI on FOS-IR labeling in the MEApd after mating

Treatment groupNumber of FOS-IR cells1-a
Blank mated (n = 6)216.7*  ± 23.5
AP5 mated (n = 4)80.2  ± 19.9
ANI mated (n = 6)38.8  ± 18.8
Blank unmated (n = 5)3.2  ± 0.5
  • Animals were killed 60–90 min after mating.

  • F1-a Mean ± SEM.

  • * Significantly higher than all other groups (p ≤ 0.002).