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Table 1 mRNA level expression of NPY and POMC in different treated groups

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

 

NPY

POMC

Control

38.22 [35.11-41.32]

16.42 [14.61-18.23]

Isoflurane

31.82 [28.05-35.59]

23 [21.25-24.74]***

Thiopental

85.91 [78.64-93.18]***

18.99 [16.86-21.12]

Midazolam

78.93 [74.6-83.25]***

11.31 [9.24-13.37]**

Propofol

46.47 [41.3-51.64]

11.23 [9.061-13.4]**

  1. Data are presented as means with 95% confidence intervals. NPY: Neuropeptide Y, POMC: pro-opiomelanocortin. * p<0.05, ** p<0.01, ***p<0.001 versus control group. ANOVA p value for both experiments are <0.0001
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BMC Anesthesiology

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