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Table 2 Changes in NE concentrations during rats' ageing

From: Increases in norepinephrine release and ovarian cyst formation during ageing in the rat

Age:

6 month

8 month

10 month

12 month

14 month

Ovary weight (mg tissue/pair ovaries)

24.13 ± 3.0

23.11 ± 1.6

28.25 ± 3.7

27.57 ± 3.2

25.78 ± 2.6

Ovary (pg NE/mg)

157 ± 48

215 ± 27,5

231 ± 35a

375 ± 65.9b

216 ± 20.2

Plasma (pg NE/ml)

52.65 ± 9

48.9 ± 9

40.78 ± 9

35.95 ± 10

47.1 ± 11

Celiac Ganglion (ng NE/ganglia)

69.79 ± 8

55.5 ± 10.1

60 ± 14

22.8 ± 8.9c

30.2 ± 10c

Adrenal (ÎĽg catecholamines/mg)

2.14 ± 0.25

2.80 ± 0.6

3.82 ± 0.32

2.98 ± 0.21

3.7 ± 0.33

  1. Results are mean value ± SEM of n = 5 experiments in each age. (a) p < 0.05 vs 6, 8 and 14 months old, (b) p < 0.05 vs all groups studied, (c) p < 0.01 vs 6, 8 and 10 months old.