Figure 2.
Male Fischer 344 rats remained sedentary or were allowed voluntary access to running wheels for 6 weeks (6 wk Run). A. Rats were exposed to 100 uncontrollable tail shocks (Stressed) or remained in their home cages (No Stress). Time spent exploring (seconds) was assessed in a juvenile social exploration test 24 hours later. B. Rats either remained in their home cages (No Social Exploration Testing) or were exposed to the social exploration testing procedure (Social Exploration Testing). Trunk blood was collected immediately after social exploration testing and corticosterone was assessed. None of the rats used in Figure 2B were exposed to uncontrollable tail shock stress. Values represent group means ± SEM. * p < 0.05 relative to all other groups.
