Number of Fos-ir nuclei in non-TH-positive cells of VTA at four rostrocaudal levels
Treatment | Rostral | Middle 1 | Middle 2 | Caudal |
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Noncopulation | 2.8 ± 1.3a | 0.4 ± 0.2a | 2.6 ± 1.3a | 0.6 ± 0.4a |
Copulation | 21.2 ± 2.5b | 18.5 ± 4.0b | 6.3 ± 3.5c | 2.0 ± 0.8c |
Means ± SEM with the same lowercase letter do not differ significantly (p < 0.05).