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Table 2 Oprl1 and Cart gene expression in DA and WOKW rats relative to 18S mRNA

From: Gender differences in Nociceptin/Orphanin FQ-induced food intake in strains derived from rats prone (WOKW) and resistant (Dark Agouti) to metabolic syndrome: a possible involvement of the cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript system

Strain

Oprl1

Cart

Males

Females

Males

Females

DA

1.06 ± 0.16a (N = 5)

1.55 ± 0.33a* (N = 6)

1.22 ± 0.11d (N = 5)

0.59 ± 0.22 (N = 6)

WOKW

0.92 ± 0.23b (N = 6)

1.51 ± 0.23b* (N = 8)

4.95 ± 0.69c,d* (N = 6)

5.83 ± 0.45c* (N = 8)

  1. aOprl1 gene expression differs significantly between DA males and DA females (*P < 0.05)
  2. bOprl1 gene expression differs significantly between WOKW males and WOKW females (P < 0.005)
  3. cCart gene expression differs significantly between WOKW males and WOKW females (P < 0.001)
  4. dCart gene expression differs significantly between DA males and WOKW males
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Genes & Nutrition

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