Table 1: Body weight gain of the animals during the social defeat stress exposure or the chronic ethanol administration.
Initial body weight (g) | Body weight after SDS (g) | Body weight gain during SDS exposure (g) | Body weight after ethanol administration (g) | Body weight gain during ethanol administration (g) | |
Control/vehicle | 37.3 ± 1.6 | 44.4 ± 1.4 | 7.0 ± 0.4 | 53.1 ± 1.3 | 8.2 ± 1.2 |
Stress/vehicle | 39.1 ± 1.9 | 44.6 ± 1.7 | 5.5 ± 0.4∗ | 53.3 ± 1.9 | 8.2 ± 0.8 |
Control/ethanol | 36.6 ± 1.9 | 43.8 ± 1.7 | 7.2 ± 0.7 | 51.6 ± 1.5 | 6.9 ± 1.2 |
Stress/ethanol | 39.8 ± 1.7 | 45.2 ± 1.4 | 5.3 ± 0.5∗ | 54.0 ± 1.5 | 7.9 ± 1.2 |
Data are expressed as means ± SE (n = 17–18 animals per group). Body weight was measured on the first and the last day of stress exposure or ethanol administration. SDS, social defeat stress. ∗P < .05 overall stress effect. |