The Effect of Maternal Stress Activation on the Offspring during Lactation in Light of Vasopressin

Figure 2

Serum level in 9-10-day-old pups (control Brattleboro rats) after different separation time from their mothers. 𝑁=9–15 Single 1 h maternal separation was already able to induce serum ACTH and corticosterone rises, but prolonged separation had stronger effects (for methods see [22]). ^∗𝑃<0.05, ^∗∗𝑃<0.01 versus 1 h separation; ^#𝑃<0.05, ^##𝑃<0.01 versus nonstressed control.

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