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

Figure 5

Effect of CMS on the performance of male rats in the defensive burying behavior test. CMS did not affect the number of shocks (a) or burying behavior latency (b); however, it increased the cumulative burying behavior (c), suggesting an anxiogenic effect of CMS. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. Student’s -test: versus control group.

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