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

Table 5

Midbrain analysis.

(a) Comparisons of home cage to each group

Midbrain: significance versus home cage control
	Home cage	Chamber exposed	Standard mated	Paced mated
AEA	1.2𝐸−11±1.1𝐸−12	1.8E − 11 ± 2.9E − 12†	1.5𝐸−11±1.3𝐸−12	1.0𝐸−11±7.3𝐸−13
NAGly	9.7𝐸−12±1.1𝐸−12	1.3𝐸−11±2.2𝐸−12	9.4𝐸−12±7.1𝐸−13	7.8𝐸−12±2.7𝐸−13
PEA	8.8𝐸−12±6.2𝐸−13	1.2𝐸−11±2.1𝐸−12	1.1𝐸−11±9.4𝐸−13	7.3𝐸−12±4.5𝐸−13
SEA	1.6𝐸−10±6.8𝐸−12	2.0𝐸−10±2.6𝐸−11	2.1𝐸−10±1.7𝐸−11	1.5𝐸−10±10.0𝐸−12
OEA	2.2𝐸−10±1.5𝐸−11	3.1𝐸−10±5.4𝐸−11	2.9𝐸−10±2.5𝐸−11	1.8𝐸−10±1.2𝐸−11
DHEA	5.3𝐸−11±3.1𝐸−12	6.9𝐸−11±9.6𝐸−12	6.8𝐸−11±4.2𝐸−12	4.7𝐸−11±3.3𝐸−12
2-AG	1.3𝐸−8±6.8𝐸−10	𝟗.𝟕E −𝟗±𝟕.𝟗E −𝟏𝟎	𝟏.𝟏E −𝟖±𝟔.𝟒E −𝟏𝟎	1.1𝐸−8±4.0𝐸−10
PGE2	3.7𝐸−10±5.6𝐸−11	1.1𝐸−10±2.2𝐸−11	2.4𝐸−10±2.5𝐸−11	2.7𝐸−10±8.0𝐸−11
PGF2α	1.2𝐸−10±1.6𝐸−11	1.3𝐸−11±2.2𝐸−12	8.2𝐸−11±9.0𝐸−12	8.7𝐸−11±1.4𝐸−11

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

Midbrain: standard and paced mating versus chamber exposed
	Chamber exposed	Standard mated	Paced mated
AEA	1.8𝐸−11±2.9𝐸−12	1.5𝐸−11±1.3𝐸−12	𝟏.𝟎E −𝟏𝟏±𝟕.𝟑E −𝟏𝟑
NAGly	1.3𝐸−11±2.2𝐸−12	9.4𝐸−12±7.1𝐸−13	𝟕.𝟖E −𝟏𝟐±𝟐.𝟕E −𝟏𝟑
PEA	1.2𝐸−11±2.1𝐸−12	1.1𝐸−11±9.4𝐸−13	𝟕.𝟑E −𝟏𝟐±𝟒.𝟓E −𝟏𝟑
SEA	2.0𝐸−10±2.6𝐸−11	2.1𝐸−10±1.7𝐸−11	𝟏.𝟓E −𝟏𝟎±𝟏𝟎.𝟎E −𝟏𝟐
OEA	3.1𝐸−10±5.4𝐸−11	2.9𝐸−10±2.5𝐸−11	𝟏.𝟖E −𝟏𝟎±𝟏.𝟐E −𝟏𝟏
DHEA	6.9𝐸−11±9.6𝐸−12	6.8𝐸−11±4.2𝐸−12	𝟒.𝟕E −𝟏𝟏±𝟑.𝟑E −𝟏𝟐
2-AG	9.7𝐸−9±7.9𝐸−10	1.1𝐸−8±6.4𝐸−10	1.1𝐸−8±4.0𝐸−10
PGE2	1.1𝐸−10±2.2𝐸−11	2.4𝐸−10±2.5𝐸−11	2.7𝐸−10±8.0𝐸−11
PGF2α	1.3𝐸−11±2.2𝐸−12	8.2𝐸−11±9.0𝐸−12	8.7𝐸−11±1.4𝐸−11

(c) Comparisons of standard mating to paced mating

Midbrain: standard versus paced mating
	Standard mated	Paced mated
AEA	1.5𝐸−11±1.3𝐸−12	𝟏.𝟎E −𝟏𝟏±𝟕.𝟑E −𝟏𝟑
NAGly	9.4𝐸−12±7.1𝐸−13	𝟕.𝟖E −𝟏𝟐±𝟐.𝟕E −𝟏𝟑
PEA	1.1𝐸−11±9.4𝐸−13	𝟕.𝟑E −𝟏𝟐±𝟒.𝟓E −𝟏𝟑
SEA	2.1𝐸−10±1.7𝐸−11	𝟏.𝟓E −𝟏𝟎±𝟏𝟎.𝟎E −𝟏𝟐
OEA	2.9𝐸−10±2.5𝐸−11	𝟏.𝟖E −𝟏𝟎±𝟏.𝟐E −𝟏𝟏
DHEA	6.8𝐸−11±4.2𝐸−12	𝟒.𝟕E −𝟏𝟏±𝟑.𝟑E −𝟏𝟐
2-AG	1.1𝐸−8±6.4𝐸−10	1.1𝐸−8±4.0𝐸−10
PGE2	2.4𝐸−10±2.5𝐸−11	2.7𝐸−10±8.0𝐸−11
PGF2α	8.2𝐸−11±9.0𝐸−12	8.7𝐸−11±1.4𝐸−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.