Programming of Dopaminergic Neurons by Neonatal Sex Hormone Exposure: Effects on Dopamine Content and Tyrosine Hydroxylase Expression in Adult Male Rats

Table 1

Substantia nigra-ventral tegmental area (SN-VTA) DA and DOPAC levels from control, TP, DHT, and EV adult male rats.

Group	DA; (pg/mg protein)	SEM	DOPAC; (pg/mg protein)	SEM	DOPAC/DA	SEM	value
C	7985.3	2029.6	2450.9	603.6	0.3532	0.0491	—	6
TP	17407.5	4388.6	3175.9	538.5	0.2913	0.0654	0.457	6
DHT	5765.8	858.8	1889.2	277.3	0.3121	0.0329	0.574	6
EV	20744.0	4007.3	4109.1	635.3	0.2117	0.0208	0.030	6

DA: dopamine; DOPAC: 3,4-dihydroxiphenylacetic acid. value < 0.05 when comparing the ratio (DOPAC/DA) to the control group.