Research Article

Young-Adult Male Rats’ Vulnerability to Chronic Mild Stress Is Reflected by Anxious-Like instead of Depressive-Like Behaviors

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Effect of CMS on male rat’s performance in the elevated plus maze. The CMS paradigm did not affect the time spent in the open or closed arms (a), but it increased the number of entries into the closed arms (b), suggesting an anxiogenic effect of CMS. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. Student’s -test: versus control group.
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