Brain Levels of Prostaglandins, Endocannabinoids, and Related Lipids Are Affected by Mating Strategies

Table 4

Hippocampus analysis.

(a) Comparisons of home cage to each group

Hippocampus: significance versus home cage control
	Home cage	Chamber exposed	Standard mated	Paced mated
AEA	6.3𝐸−11±7.1𝐸−12	7.0𝐸−11±1.5𝐸−11	5.2𝐸−11±8.2𝐸−12	3.6𝐸−11±3.7𝐸−12
NAGly	2.3𝐸−11±1.6𝐸−12	4.2E − 11 ± 1.1E − 11†	2.5𝐸−11±2.1𝐸−12	1.8𝐸−11±1.4𝐸−12
PEA	6.7𝐸−12±6.2𝐸−13	1.4E − 11 ± 2.2E − 12†	9.0𝐸−12±1.1𝐸−12	5.0𝐸−12±3.9𝐸−13
SEA	1.2𝐸−10±1.3𝐸−11	2.4E − 10 ± 2.9E − 11†	1.5𝐸−10±1.9𝐸−11	1.2𝐸−10±1.1𝐸−11
OEA	2.1𝐸−10±1.8𝐸−11	3.2E − 10 ± 3.3E − 11†	2.5𝐸−10±2.7𝐸−11	1.5𝐸−10±6.5𝐸−12
DHEA	4.2𝐸−11±3.9𝐸−12	6.8E − 11 ± 5.8E − 12†	5.0𝐸−11±6.3𝐸−12	3.4𝐸−11±1.6𝐸−12
2-AG	9.2𝐸−9±4.5𝐸−10	8.7𝐸−9±1.4𝐸−9	7.4𝐸−9±1.0𝐸−9	8.0𝐸−9±5.9𝐸−10
PGE2	2.7𝐸−10±4.7𝐸−11	5.9E − 10 ± 1.7E − 10†	3.4𝐸−10±4.7𝐸−11	2.2𝐸−10±2.9𝐸−11
PGF2α	2.9𝐸−10±2.4𝐸−11	3.9𝐸−10±8.8𝐸−11	3.0𝐸−10±3.1𝐸−11	2.0𝐸−10±2.1𝐸−11

(b) Comparisons of chamber exposed to standard or paced mating

Hippocampus: standard and paced mating versus chamber exposed
	Chamber exposed	Standard mated	Paced mated
AEA	7.0𝐸−11±1.5𝐸−11	5.2𝐸−11±8.2𝐸−12	𝟑.𝟔E −𝟏𝟏±𝟑.𝟕E −𝟏𝟐
NAGly	4.2𝐸−11±1.1𝐸−11	𝟐.𝟓E −𝟏𝟏±𝟐.𝟏E −𝟏𝟐	𝟏.𝟖E −𝟏𝟏±𝟏.𝟒E −𝟏𝟐
PEA	1.4𝐸−11±2.2𝐸−12	𝟗.𝟎E −𝟏𝟐±𝟏.𝟏E −𝟏𝟐	𝟓.𝟎E −𝟏𝟐±𝟑.𝟗E −𝟏𝟑
SEA	2.4𝐸−10±2.9𝐸−11	𝟏.𝟓E −𝟏𝟎±𝟏.𝟗E −𝟏𝟏	𝟏.𝟐E −𝟏𝟎±𝟏.𝟏E −𝟏𝟏
OEA	3.2𝐸−10±3.3𝐸−11	𝟐.𝟓E −𝟏𝟎±𝟐.𝟕E −𝟏𝟏	𝟏.𝟓E −𝟏𝟎±𝟔.𝟓E −𝟏𝟐
DHEA	6.8𝐸−11±5.8𝐸−12	𝟓.𝟎E −𝟏𝟏±𝟔.𝟑E −𝟏𝟐	𝟑.𝟒E −𝟏𝟏±𝟏.𝟔E −𝟏𝟐
2-AG	8.7𝐸−9±1.4𝐸−9	7.4𝐸−9±1.0𝐸−9	8.0𝐸−9±5.9𝐸−10
PGE2	5.9𝐸−10±1.7𝐸−10	3.4𝐸−10±4.7𝐸−11	𝟐.𝟐E −𝟏𝟎±𝟐.𝟗E −𝟏𝟏
PGF2α	3.9𝐸−10±8.8𝐸−11	3.0𝐸−10±3.1𝐸−11	𝟐.𝟎E −𝟏𝟎±𝟐.𝟏E −𝟏𝟏

(c) Comparisons of standard mating to paced mating

Hippocampus: standard versus paced mating
	Standard mated	Paced mated
AEA	5.2𝐸−11±8.2𝐸−12	3.6𝐸−11±3.7𝐸−12
NAGly	2.5𝐸−11±2.1𝐸−12	1.8𝐸−11±1.4𝐸−12
PEA	9.0𝐸−12±1.1𝐸−12	𝟓.𝟎E −𝟏𝟐±𝟑.𝟗E −𝟏𝟑
SEA	1.5𝐸−10±1.9𝐸−11	1.2𝐸−10±1.1𝐸−11
OEA	2.5𝐸−10±2.7𝐸−11	𝟏.𝟓E −𝟏𝟎±𝟔.𝟓E −𝟏𝟐
DHEA	5.0𝐸−11±6.3𝐸−12	𝟑.𝟒E −𝟏𝟏±𝟏.𝟔E −𝟏𝟐
2-AG	7.4𝐸−9±1.0𝐸−9	8.0𝐸−9±5.9𝐸−10
PGE2	3.4𝐸−10±4.7𝐸−11	2.2𝐸−10±2.9𝐸−11
PGF2α	3.0𝐸−10±3.1𝐸−11	2.0𝐸−10±2.1𝐸−11

Data are moles per gram tissue and are shown as means ± SE. Values in light face have no significant difference among the groups. †Values denote a significant increase, whereas those in bold denote a significant decrease from the treatment group in the far left. 𝑃≤0.05.