Research Article

Neonatal SSRI Exposure Programs a Hypermetabolic State in Adult Mice

Table 1

From postnatal day 1 to 14, mice received injections of saline (control) or the SSRI sertraline. After obtaining adult phenotypes, tissue weights were obtained from 11- to 12-month-old female and 6- to 9-month-old male mice. * 𝑃 < 0 . 0 5 versus control by Student’s 𝑡 -test

FemaleFemaleMaleMale

ControlSSRIControlSSRI

𝑁 1514810
Body Weight(g)35.3 ± 1.629.6 ± 1.7 *39.7 ± 2.135.0 ± 1.0*
Brain(mg)457 ± 4458 ± 4421 ± 12406 ± 8
(mg/g)13.3 ± 0.616.1 ± 0.9 *10.9 ± 0.711.3 ± 0.4
Liver(mg)1251 ± 1031241 ± 70
(mg/g)37 ± 342 ± 2
White adipose(mg)2688 ± 3081761 ± 396
(mg/g)73 ± 653 ± 9
Brown adipose(mg)127 ± 12109 ± 12
(mg/g)3.6 ± 0.33.6 ± 0.3