|
Groups
|
n
|
Position
|
5-HT (ng/g)
|
5-HIAA (ng/g)
|
5-HIAA/5-HT
|
|---|
|
Female foetuses of control
|
47
|
Hippocampus
|
215.4 ± 15.8
|
165.1 ± 9.6
|
0.771 ± 0.041
|
| | | |
(210.8~220.0)
|
(162.3~167.9)
|
(0.759~0.783)
|
| | |
Hypothalamus
|
116.9 ± 8.2
|
44.5 ± 5.5
|
0.382 ± 0.021
|
| | | |
(114.5~119.3)
|
(42.9~46.1)
|
(0.376~0.388)
|
|
Female foetuses of CUS
|
43
|
Hippocampus
|
236.3 ± 16.1**
|
135.8 ± 15.7**
|
0.572 ± 0.059**
|
| | | |
(231.3~241.3)
|
(130.9~140.7)
|
(0.554~0.590)
|
| | |
Hypothalamus
|
146.7 ± 13.8**
|
46.1 ± 3.3
|
0.313 ± 0.052**
|
| | | |
(142.5~150.9)
|
(45.1~47.2)
|
(0.297~0.329)
|
|
Male foetuses of control
|
40
|
Hippocampus
|
206.7 ± 16.4
|
173.2 ± 12.8
|
0.84 ± 0.069
|
| | | |
(201.4~212.0)
|
(169.1~177.3)
|
(0.818~0.862)
|
| | |
Hypothalamus
|
141.6 ± 15.2
|
54.9 ± 3.8
|
0.391 ± 0.044
|
| | | |
(136.7~146.5)
|
(53.7~56.1)
|
(0.377~0.405)
|
|
Male foetuses of CUS
|
49
|
Hippocampus
|
238.5 ± 10.5**
|
149.3 ± 10.2**
|
0.633 ± 0.07**
|
| | | |
(235.5~241.5)
|
(146.4~152.2)
|
(0.613~0.653)
|
| | |
Hypothalamus
|
175.3 ± 13.3**
|
53.2 ± 6.3
|
0.312 ± 0.042**
|
| | | |
(171.5~179.1)
|
(51.4~55.0)
|
(0.300~0.324)
|
- Data are mean ± S.D. Data in bracket are 95% confidence intervals for each relevant statistic. **: P < 0.01 compared with control by the same sex and the same position
