Table 2

Kinetic parameters of [125I]PYY3–36 binding after KA-induced seizures

KdBmax
pm n fmol/mg n
Stratum oriens
 Control10.7  ± 0.9233.6  ± 0.223
 6 hr after KA5.4  ± 0.482-a 43.7  ± 0.134
Dentate gyrus
 Control10.0  ± 0.9230.4  ± 0.033
 48 hr after KA10.0  ± 0.5433.6  ± 0.242-a 3

Kinetic analysis was calculated from autoradiograms of sections of the dorsal hippocampus incubated at five different concentrations of [125I]PYY3–36 (see Experimental Procedures). Data are expressed as mean ± standard error. The number of animals is given.

    • 2-a p < 0.01 versus control animals by two-tailed Student’s t test.