Table 3.

Measures for K1 and Bmax′/Kd′ for the [11C]raclopride images for controls and for alcoholic subjects for the placebo (PL) and MP conditions, along with the p values for the ANOVA results for the group, drug, and interaction effects

DrugControlsAlcoholicsANOVA
GroupDrugInteraction
K1
    CerebellumPL0.09 ± 0.020.10 ± 0.04NSNSNS
MP0.09 ± 0.030.10 ± 0.03
    CaudatePL0.09 ± 0.010.10 ± 0.02NSNSNS
MP0.09 ± 0.010.09 ± 0.02
    PutamenPL0.11 ± 0.010.11 ± 0.02NSNSNS
MP0.11 ± 0.010.11 ± 0.02
    VSPL0.09 ± 0.010.10 ± 0.02NSNSNS
MP0.09 ± 0.010.10 ± 0.03
Bmax′/Kd
    CaudatePL2.71 ± 0.352.62 ± 0.31NSF = 19NS
MP2.32 ± 0.442.40 ± 0.32p < 0.0001
    PutamenPL3.36 ± 0.343.32 ± 0.40NSF = 54F = 5
MP2.56 ± 0.452.94 ± 0.45p < 0.0001p < 0.05
    VSPL2.86 ± 0.222.64 ± 0.41F = 8F = 41F = 13
MP2.07 ± 0.422.42 ± 0.58p < 10.007p < 0.0001p < 0.001
  • Values are means and SDs, and the measures of left and right were averaged. The ANOVA corresponds to one group (controls vs alcoholics) repeated (PL vs MP) ANOVA (df = 1,38).