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From: Anesthetic drugs modulate feeding behavior and hypothalamic expression of the POMC polypeptide precursor and the NPY neuropeptide

Fig. 2

NPY mRNA level expression evaluated by quantification of In Situ Hybridization after hypnotics administration. X10 magnification darkfield microphotographies illustrate the expression of NPY mRNA in hypothalamus. a control, (b) isoflurane, (c) thiopental, (d) midazolam, (e) propofol. Results are also presented as means with confidence interval of 95% (n = 8 mice per group). *** P < 0.001 NaCl control versus other groups. NPY: Neuropeptide Y, M.O.D.: Mean Optical Density. Comparisons has been made using an Analysis of Variance

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BMC Anesthesiology

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