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Table 2 Body mass (g) ± SEM. Males had a greater body mass than females in both adolescence and adulthood but not as pre-adolescents

From: Sex-dependent effects of maternal corticosterone and SSRI treatment on hippocampal neurogenesis across development

  Pre-adolescent Adolescent Adult
Male–oil/SAL 122.2 ± 0.8 250.0 ± 7.3* 524.7 ± 12.6@
Male–oil/FLX 130.7 ± 9.0 248.2 ± 8.0* 529.4 ± 20.3@
Male–CORT/SAL 118.7 ± 10.4 236.0 ± 5.9* 543.3 ± 24.8@
Male–CORT/FLX 112.6 ± 9.2 234.6 ± 17.5* 553.0 ± 38.3@
Female–oil/SAL 118.4 ± 1.5 195.8 ± 5.3 307.7 ± 10.2
Female–oil/FLX 120.0 ± 2.6 159.0 ± 24.1 300.0 ± 10.8
Female–CORT/SAL 111.0 ± 6.1 186.4 ± 10.1 327.0 ± 16.0
Female–CORT/FLX 106.0 ± 10.2 190.4 ± 5.5 308.0 ± 13.7
  1. *p < 0.05, adolescent males vs. adolescent females; @ p < 0.05, adult males vs. adult females
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Biology of Sex Differences

ISSN: 2042-6410

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