Chunk #34 — Results — III. POMC mRNA levels in the MH, AP and Me/BLA

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Individual differences in gene expression of vasopressin, D2 receptor, POMC and orexin: vulnerability to relapse to heroin-seeking in rats.

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Since the expression level of the POMC gene in the CeA of rats was very low, and the neuroanatomical distribution of POMC neurons in the Me and BLA is unclear, we measured the POMC mRNA levels in the combined ME and BLA tissues only. In the Me/BLA or PA, no group differences in the POMC mRNA expression were found (Table 1).