Figure 3.
Protein concentration for phosphorylated dopamine- and cAMP-regulated phosphoprotein
(pThr34-DARPP-32) in the medial preoptic area (MPOA) of male rats. A: Western
immunoblot of samples collected from the MPOA of male rats in the following groups:
sexually naive rats that did (NS) or did not (N) mate on the day of testing and sexually
experienced rats that did (ES) or did not (ENS) mate on day of testing. Pictured on top are
bands for pThr34-DARPP-32 (32 kDa); below are bands for beta-actin (42 kDa). B:
Comparison of relative band densities from Western immunoblots. Values are expressed as
M (± SE). ***p