Greater behavioral effects of stress in immature as compared to mature male mice |
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Authors: | EA Stone D Quartermain |
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Affiliation: | Department of Psychiatry, New York University Medical Center, NY 10016, USA. stonee@is4.nyu.edu |
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Abstract: | The effect of sexual maturity on behavioral effects of stress was examined in male mice. Immature (4-week-old) or mature (8-week-old) animals were subjected to either social stress (exposure to an isolated adult male) or restraint stress for 5 days and examined for body weight, food intake, or plus-maze behavior. Social stress reduced food intake, body weight, and open-arm entries in 4-week-old but not 8-week-old mice. Restraint reduced body weight in 4-week-old but not 8-week-old mice. It is concluded that immature male mice show greater behavioral disturbances after stress than their mature counterparts. The findings are in agreement with much anecdotal evidence that children are more vulnerable to stress than adults. |
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