Research Article

Modulation of Tyrosine Hydroxylase, Neuropeptide Y, Glutamate, and Substance P in Ganglia and Brain Areas Involved in Cardiovascular Control after Chronic Exposure to Nicotine

Table 1

Relative optical density (ROD, arbitrary units) of neuropeptide Y mRNA radiolabeling in the nucleus tractus solitarii (NTS) of spontaneously hypertensive (SHR) and Wistar Kyoto (WKY) rats after prolonged exposure to nicotine or placebo delivered through subcutaneously implanted pellets.

WKYPlacebo
Nicotine

SHRPlacebo
Nicotine

Values are presented as mean ± SD following 2-way-ANOVA ( ).