Table 1.

Sex Related Differences in Stress-Induced Behavioral Deficits Stressor

Stressor	Behavior	Behavioral Deficits	References
Forced swimming	Latency and duration of immobility	Male > Female	[75-79]
Open space swimming	Latency and duration of immobility	Young Female > Young Male	[80]
Escapable shock Inescapable shock	Escape latency Escape impairment	Male> Female Male > Female Male = Female	[73] [69-71, 73] [72]
Chronic mild stress	Disruption of sucrose intake & open field activity	Female > Male	[67, 84]
Chronic mild stress + Forced swimming	Latency and duration of immobility	Male > Female	[67, 84]
Single 2h restraint	Open field activity	Male > Female	[74, 82]
Repeated restraint	Open field activity	Female > Male	[74, 82]
Lipopolysaccharide challenge	Open field activity & Forced swim test	Male > Female Male > Female	[81] [81]

Stressors to which female sex is more vulnerable are highlighted.