Amniotic Fluid or Its Fatty Acids Produce Actions Similar to Diazepam on Lateral Septal Neurons Firing Rate

Table 1

Lateral septal neuron distribution according to type of response to electrical stimulation of the medial amygdala.

	Control (𝑛 = 56)	Fluoxetine (𝑛 = 59)	Diazepam (𝑛 = 52)	Fatty acid mixture (𝑛 = 53)	Amniotic fluid (𝑛 = 47)
↑ Cells	42.8% (𝑛 = 24)	32.2% (𝑛 = 19)	34.6% (𝑛 = 18)	52.8% (𝑛 = 28)	46.8% (𝑛 = 22)
↓ Cells	21.4% (𝑛 = 12)	16.9% (𝑛 = 10)	26.9% (𝑛 = 14)	16.9% (𝑛 = 9)	31.9% (𝑛 = 15)
∅ Cells	35.7% (𝑛 = 20)	50.8% (𝑛 = 30)	38.4% (𝑛 = 20)	30.1% (𝑛 = 16)	21.2% (𝑛 = 10)

↑ Cells: cells with increased neuronal firing; ∅ Cells: cells with no change in neuronal firing; ↓ Cells: cells with decreased neuronal firing; 𝑛: number of cells recorded.