Fig. 5: PCR validation of genes identified by RNA sequencing analysis as differentially expressed in various pairwise comparisons between the four groups of rats.

Expression of (A) Rab37, (B) Dipk2b, (C) Mybpc1, (D) Tnfsf8, (E) Dipk2a, (F) Mybpc3, (G) Vip, (H) Foxn3, (I) Cartpt, (J) Avp, (K) Hcrtr1, (L) Hcrtr2, (M) Bdnf, (N) Ngf, (O) TrkA, (P) TrkB, (Q) TrkC, (R) p75ntr, (S) Fgf1, (T) Fgf2, (U) Tgfa, (V) Tgfb1, (W) Vegfa, (X) Tnf, (Y) Kcnk16, (Z) Cfap43, (AA) Cfap44, (AB) DnaH1, (AC) DnaH7, and (AD) DnaI2 in CT, saline; ASR, always shock-resistant; DSR, delayed shock-resistant; and AS, always sensitive rats. Key to statistics: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, comparisons between METH groups (ASR, DSR, AS) and controls (CT); #p < 0.05, ##p < 0.01, ###p < 0.001, comparison between ASR and AS; ! p < 0.05, !!p < 0.01, !!!p < 0.001, comparison between ASR and DSR; $p < 0.05, $$p < 0.01, $$$p < 0.001, comparison between DSR and AS.