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Table 3 SPS did not affect body weight or adrenal weight in females

From: Sex differences in the traumatic stress response: the role of adult gonadal hormones

Group

Body weight in grams (SEM)

Adrenal weight in grams (SEM)

Baseline

Post-test

Sham

Ctrl

199.4 (2.7)

213.0* (2.9)

0.34 (0.02)

n = 16/gp

SPS

199.4 (3.8)

209.4* (4.1)

0.37 (0.03)

GDX

Ctrl

215.7+ (4.3)

243.5*+ (4.5)

0.31 (0.01)

n = 15/gp

SPS

214.2+ (2.6)

234.5*+ (3.1)

0.30 (0.04)

GDX + T

Ctrl

227.0+ (4.9)

255.7*+ (5.9)

0.23 (0.03)

n = 11/gp

SPS

223.9+ (4.8)

246.2*+ (6.4)

0.27 (0.02)

  1. 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. Neither SPS nor testosterone (T) affected body or adrenal weight in females, and all rats gained weight over the course of the experiment (*, vs baseline). As expected, gonadectomy (GDX) increased female body weight (+, vs sham). Data was presented as mean±SEM. Significance set at P < .05 (indicated by asterisk) for planned pairwise comparisons (Bonferroni). Refer to Additional file 5 for full statistical results