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

Table 3

Brainstem analysis.

(a) Comparisons of home cage to each group

Brainstem: significance versus home cage control
	Home cage	Chamber exposed	Standard mated	Paced mated
AEA	1.7𝐸−11±1.7𝐸−12	2.0𝐸−11±2.5𝐸−12	1.6𝐸−11±2.1𝐸−12	𝟗.𝟔E −𝟏𝟐±𝟗.𝟖E −𝟏𝟑
NAGly	2.1𝐸−11±8.4𝐸−13	2.3𝐸−11±3.0𝐸−12	2.0𝐸−11±1.1𝐸−12	𝟏.𝟓E −𝟏𝟏±𝟏.𝟖E −𝟏𝟐
PEA	3.4𝐸−11±1.2𝐸−12	3.9𝐸−11±4.1𝐸−12	3.0𝐸−12±3.7𝐸−12	𝟐.𝟑E −𝟏𝟏±𝟐.𝟐E −𝟏𝟐
SEA	6.5𝐸−10±4.5𝐸−11	5.8𝐸−10±5.4𝐸−11	𝟓.𝟐E −𝟏𝟎±𝟑.𝟎E −𝟏𝟏	𝟒.𝟓E −𝟏𝟎±𝟑.𝟔E −𝟏𝟏
OEA	8.3𝐸−10±3.2𝐸−11	8.9𝐸−10±1.1𝐸−10	7.3𝐸−10±6.3𝐸−11	𝟓.𝟒E −𝟏𝟎±𝟕.𝟏E −𝟏𝟏
DHEA	1.3𝐸−10±4.6𝐸−12	1.3𝐸−10±1.5𝐸−11	1.2𝐸−10±7.6𝐸−12	𝟗.𝟑E −𝟏𝟏±𝟏.𝟐E −𝟏𝟏
2-AG	2.1𝐸−8±6.9𝐸−10	1.4E − 8  ±  1.1E − 9†	𝟏.𝟔E −𝟖±𝟕.𝟒E −𝟏𝟎	𝟏.𝟐E −𝟖±𝟖.𝟏E −𝟏𝟎
PGE2	2.1𝐸−10±2.6𝐸−11	3.4E − 10 ± 2.8E − 11†	2.8𝐸−10±3.5𝐸−11	3.3E − 10 ± 4.0E − 11†
PGF2α	1.7𝐸−10±1.0𝐸−11	2.0𝐸−10±1.5𝐸−11	1.8𝐸−10±6.8𝐸−12	1.6𝐸−10±2.2𝐸−11

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

Brainstem: standard and paced mating versus chamber exposed
	Chamber exposed	Standard mated	Paced mated
AEA	2.0𝐸−11±2.5𝐸−12	1.6𝐸−11±2.1𝐸−12	𝟗.𝟔E −𝟏𝟐±𝟗.𝟖E −𝟏𝟑
NAGly	2.3𝐸−11±3.0𝐸−12	2.0𝐸−11±1.1𝐸−12	𝟏.𝟓E −𝟏𝟏±𝟏.𝟖E −𝟏𝟐
PEA	3.9𝐸−11±4.1𝐸−12	3.0𝐸−12±3.7𝐸−12	𝟐.𝟑E −𝟏𝟏±𝟐.𝟐E −𝟏𝟐
SEA	5.8𝐸−10±5.4𝐸−11	5.2𝐸−10±3.0𝐸−11	𝟒.𝟓E −𝟏𝟎±𝟑.𝟔E −𝟏𝟏
OEA	8.9𝐸−10±1.1𝐸−10	7.3𝐸−10±6.3𝐸−11	𝟓.𝟒E −𝟏𝟎±𝟕.𝟏E −𝟏𝟏
DHEA	1.3𝐸−10±1.5𝐸−11	1.2𝐸−10±7.6𝐸−12	𝟗.𝟑E −𝟏𝟏±𝟏.𝟐E −𝟏𝟏
2-AG	1.4𝐸−8±1.1𝐸−9	1.6𝐸−8±7.4𝐸−10	1.2𝐸−8±8.1𝐸−10
PGE2	3.4𝐸−10±2.8𝐸−11	2.8𝐸−10±3.5𝐸−11	3.3𝐸−10±4.0𝐸−11
PGF2α	2.0𝐸−10±1.5𝐸−11	1.8𝐸−10±6.8𝐸−12	1.6𝐸−10±2.2𝐸−11

(c) Comparisons of standard mating to paced mating

Brainstem: standard versus paced mating
	Standard mated	Paced mated
AEA	1.6𝐸−11±2.1𝐸−12	𝟗.𝟔E −𝟏𝟐±𝟗.𝟖E −𝟏𝟑
NAGly	2.0𝐸−11±1.1𝐸−12	1.5𝐸−11±1.8𝐸−12
PEA	3.0𝐸−12±3.7𝐸−12	2.3𝐸−11±2.2𝐸−12
SEA	5.2𝐸−10±3.0𝐸−11	4.5𝐸−10±3.6𝐸−11
OEA	7.3𝐸−10±6.3𝐸−11	5.4𝐸−10±7.1𝐸−11
DHEA	1.2𝐸−10±7.6𝐸−12	9.3𝐸−11±1.2𝐸−11
2-AG	1.6𝐸−8±7.4𝐸−10	𝟏.𝟐E −𝟖±𝟖.𝟏E −𝟏𝟎
PGE2	2.8𝐸−10±3.5𝐸−11	3.3𝐸−10±4.0𝐸−11
PGF2α	1.8𝐸−10±6.8𝐸−12	1.6𝐸−10±2.2𝐸−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.