Sexual attraction enhances glutamate transmission in mammalian anterior cingulate cortex

Table 1 Density of Fos-immunostained (fos +), NeuN-immunostained (NeuN+) neurons and percentages of double-labeled neurons in the ACC.

		Number of immunostained cells		Double labeling
		Fos +	NeuN +	(% of NeuN +)	(% of Fos +)
I	Naïve	2.8 ± 2.0	32.0 ± 5.4	8.1 ± 5.4	100
	Sex-attracted	3.8 ± 1.7	34.8 ± 4.6	11.2 ± 5.2	100
II/III	Naïve	52.0 ± 26.9	642.0 ± 64.6	8.1 ± 4.2	100
	Sex-attracted	135.2 ± 13.1 (**)	678.2 ± 66.9	21.4 ± 3.9 (**)	100
V/VI	Naïve	67.0 ± 34.2	1057.4 ± 99.1	6.1 ± 3.0	100
	Sex-attracted	166.8 ± 23.0 (**)	1011.8 ± 65.5	17.2 ± 3.2 (**)	100

Values represent mean ± SEM, comparable sections of 25 mm thick between two groups of mice were used for quantification (3 sections per mouse, n = 5 for each group). Asterisks indicate significant difference between control and sex-attracted groups (P < 0.05, n = 5).

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