Monoamines, BDNF, Dehydroepiandrosterone, DHEA-Sulfate, and Childhood Depression—An Animal Model Study

Table 2

Weight in grams (mean ± SEM) of 21-day-old and 35-day-old Wistar and WKY rats in the different treatment groups (DHEAS, desipramine, fluoxetine, saline).

Line	Age	Treatment	Weight (gr.)
Wistar	PND 21	Saline	58.6±11.6
		Fluoxetine	56.6±3.5
		Desipramine	56.5±4.9
		DHEAS	55.5±4.0
		Saline¹	106.2±6.6
	PND 35	Fluoxetine	123.9±1.7
		Desipramine	115.7±6.9
		DHEAS	123.1±3.3
		Saline	38.8±2.9
WKY	PND 21	Fluoxetine	33.6±2.6
		Desipramine	29.6±1.2
		DHEAS	34±3.8
		Saline¹	82.1±5.3
	PND 35	Fluoxetine	72.5±4.7
		Desipramine	71.0±3.0
		DHEAS	67.9±2.7

¹𝑃<.05 Wistar (saline) versus WKY (saline) at PND 35.