Table 2

Quantities of PS, SWS and W after NaCl and MCH ICV injections.

Hours post-injection
0–2
2–4
4–6
6–8

PS
NaCl
3.4 ± 0.8
5.6 ± 1
10.8 ± 2.1
10.7 ± 2.1

0.02 μg
8 ± 2 *
11 ± 0.6 *
13.1 ± 2.1
9.4 ± 4.3

0.2 μg
10.1 ± 2.3 **
12.2 ± 2.6 *
15.6 ± 2.6
19.4 ± 3.3 *

1 μg
9.3 ± 2.2 **
12.5 ± 3.2 *
13.3 ± 2.4
11.3 ± 2.6

5 μg
5 ± 0.8
12.2 ± 2.3 **
12.4 ± 3.1
11.5 ± 2.4

10 μg
5.8 ± 2.3
9.5 ± 1.5
10.8 ± 3.1
10.7 ± 3.2
SWS
NaCl
23.5 ± 4.4
39.1 ± 4.8
43 ± 5.2
44.7 ± 5.6

0.02 μg
34.9 ± 5.8
34.6 ± 2.5
49.1 ± 2.1
39.3 ± 5.2

0.2 μg
39.8 ± 3.8 *
45.1 ± 7.3
51 ± 7.1
55.6 ± 7

1 μg
40.7 ± 7.1 *
59.2 ± 8.4 *
61.7 ± 4.6 *
56.6 ± 5.9

5 μg
26.8 ± 5
45.9 ± 6.4
46.7 ± 7.2
40.8 ± 4.1

10 μg
37.2 ± 7.8
55.4 ± 11.7
57.3 ± 3.4
51.1 ± 4.7
W
NaCl
93.5 ± 4.7
74 ± 5.4
66.9 ± 6.8
64.7 ± 7.3

0.02 μg
77.1 ± 7.8
74.5 ± 2.4
57.8 ± 2.3
71.3 ± 9.5

0.2 μg
70.1 ± 6 **
62.6 ± 7.6
53.3 ± 9.3
45 ± 9.7

1 μg
70.1 ± 8.6 *
48.3 ± 9 *
45 ± 5.2 *
52.1 ± 7.8

5 μg
91.4 ± 6.7
63.1 ± 7.4
59.7 ± 10.1
68.3 ± 5.7

10 μg
74.8 ± 10.6
55.2 ± 10.8
49.4 ± 2.4
56.5 ± 6.8

The quantities (mean ± SEM) of PS, SWS, and W following NaCl or MCH administrations are reported in minutes per 2 hours. Significance values indicated for individual points compared to NaCl are * p < 0.05 and ** p < 0.01.

Verret et al. BMC Neuroscience 2003 4:19   doi:10.1186/1471-2202-4-19