Acute Psychological Stress Modulates the Expression of Enzymes Involved in the Kynurenine Pathway throughout Corticolimbic Circuits in Adult Male Rats

Table 2

Circulating corticosterone.

Time post-stress termination	Plasma corticosterone (ng/mL)
B	79.53 ± 21.29
1 h	80.94 ± 21.09
2 h	168.40 ± 74.35
4B	63.97 ± 4.27
4 h	112.00 ± 24.25
6B
6 h	267.90 ± 99.53
24	33.74 ± 7.59

Effects of acute psychological restraint stress on plasma corticosterone (ng/mL) concentrations at varying times post-stress termination. All data are represented as means ± SEM (-6/group). compared to B group.