Fig. 4

Molecules involved in plasticity are differentially expressed in the two hippocampal poles. Gene expression of Il-1β, Tnf-α, Il-6 and Bdnf in total mRNA extracted from the whole dorsal and ventral hippocampus (A), in CD11b⁺ cells (B), and CD11b⁻ cells (C) sorted from DH and VH of CTRL mice. Data are shown as mean ± S.E.M., dots represent values from single mice. Statistical significance was assessed by paired t-test. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p ≤ 0.001