1E | Current (−pA), 100-ms pulse | Control: 6 cells Cre(+): 7 cells | Unpaired t test (one-tailed) | p = 0.003, t = 3.386, df = 11 |
1E | Current (−pA), 200-ms pulse | Control: 6 cells Cre(+): 7 cells | Unpaired t test (one-tailed) | p = 0.0079, t = 2.848, df = 11 |
1E | Current (−pA), 400-ms pulse | Control: 6 cells Cre(+): 6 cells | Unpaired t test (one-tailed) | p = 0.0064, t = 3.026, df = 10 |
1E | Current (−pA), 800-ms pulse | Control: 5 cells Cre(+): 6 cells | Unpaired t test (one-tailed) | p = 0.0088, t = 2.901, df = 9 |
2D | Nicotine infusions across SA days 6–10 | Cre(+): 14 rats Cre(−): 8 rats | Unpaired t test | p = 0.0024, t = 3.465, df = 20 |
2E | Nicotine infusions, SA days 6–10 vs days 13–17 | N = 7 rats | Paired t test | p = 0.0395, t = 2.113, df = 6 |
3C | Nicotine infusions, SA days 6–10 vs days 13–17 | Cre(+): 9 rats | Paired t test | p = 0.0386, t = 2.028, df = 8 |
3D | Nicotine infusions, SA days 6–10 vs day 13–17 | Cre(−): 6 rats | Paired t test | p = 0.0051, t = 4.745, df = 5 |
3E | Nicotine infusions, SA days 6–10 vs days 13–17 | Naive SD: 7 rats | Paired t test | p = 0.0059, t = 4.160, df = 6 |
3F | Nicotine infusions across SA days 13–17 | Cre(+): 9 rats Cre(−): 8 rats | Unpaired t test | p = 0.022, t = 2.555, df = 15 |
4E | Nicotine infusions across SA days 11–17 | TH-Cre: 10 rats Non-TG: 6 rats | Unpaired t test | p = 0.0085, t = 3.062, df = 14 |
4F | Nicotine infusions, SA days 11–17 vs day 18–24 | TH-Cre: 10 rats | Paired t test | p = 0.0391, t = 2.412, df = 9 |
5B | Peak dopamine concentration (in μm) | TH-Cre: 12 slices from 3 rats Non-TG: 13 slices from 3 rats | Unpaired t test | p = 0.007, t = 2.956, df = 23 |
5B | Peak dopamine concentration (in μm) | TH-Cre (noNic): 12 slices from 3 rats Non-TG: 13 slices from 3 rats | Unpaired t test | p = 0.091, t = 1.763, df = 23 |
5C | Vmax (μm/s) | TH-Cre: 12 slices from 3 rats Non-TG: 13 slices from 3 rats | Unpaired t test | p = 0.0079, t = 2.91, df = 23 |
5C | Vmax (μm/s) | TH-Cre (noNic): 12 slices from 3 rats Non-TG: 13 slices from 3 rats | Unpaired t test | p = 0.0008, t = 3.865, df = 23 |
5F | DA release (μm), 3-Hz multipulse | TH-Cre: 12 slices from 3 rats Non-TG: 13 slices from 3 rats | Unpaired t test | p = 0.038, t = 2.202, df = 23 |
5F | DA release (μm), 30-Hz multipulse | TH-Cre: 12 slices from 3 rats Non-TG: 13 slices from 3 rats | Unpaired t test | p = 0.0197, t = 2.507, df = 23 |
5F | DA release (μm), 100-Hz multipulse | TH-Cre: 12 slices from 3 rats Non-TG: 13 slices from 3 rats | Unpaired t test | p = 0.0148, t = 2.634, df = 23 |
5G | Normalized DA release, 10 Hz | TH-Cre: 12 slices from 3 rats TH-Cre (noNic): 12 slices from 3 rats | Unpaired t test | p = 0.0053, t = 3.093, df = 22 |
6B | 1p stimulation, DA release nicotine IC50 | Cre(+): 14 slices from 4 rats Naive SD: 10 slices from 4 rats | Unpaired t test | p = 0.0488, t = 2.086, df = 22 |
6D | 4p (30 Hz) stimulation, DA release nicotine IC50 | Cre(+): 14 slices from 4 rats Naive SD: 10 slices from 4 rats | Unpaired t test | p = 0.0223, t = 2.459, df = 22 |