Group (n = 16/group)
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Body weight in grams (SEM)
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Adrenal weight in grams (SEM)
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Baseline
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Post-test
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Male
|
Ctrl
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304.1 (6.5)
|
332.8* (8.4)
|
0.19 (0.02)
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SPS
|
309.7 (6.4)
|
338.3* (6.2)
|
0.17 (0.01)
|
Female
|
Ctrl
|
199.4 (2.7)
|
213.0* (2.9)
|
0.34 (0.02)
|
SPS
|
199.4 (3.8)
|
209.4* (4.1)
|
0.37 (0.03)
|
- Rat body weights were collected before undergoing SPS or control conditions (baseline) and before the dexamethasone suppression test (post-test). Adrenal weights were collected after sacrifice. SPS did not affect body weight, and all rats gained weight over the course of the experiment (*, vs baseline). As expected, female body weight was lower, but adrenal weight higher, than that of males. Data was presented as mean ±SEM. Significance set at P < .05 (indicated by asterisk) for planned pairwise comparisons (Bonferroni). Refer to Additional file 3 for full statistical results