Table 1.
Plasma and hippocampal levels of testosterone (T) and its aromatized metabolite, estradiol (E2).
| Endocrine measures | Condition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Gestationally-stressed | |||
| No acute stress | Acute stress | No acute stress | Acute stress | |
| Plasma T (ng/ml) | 9.2 ± 3.4 | 4.2 ± 1.0 | 7.0 ± 1.7 | 5.6 ± 1.1 |
| Hippocampus T (ng/mg) | 7.1 ± 1.9 | 5.2 ± 1.4 | 4.4 ± 0.8 | 4.6 ± 1.2 |
| Plasma E2 (pg/ml) | 4.8 ± 1.0 | 4.0 ± 0.8 | 4.7 ± 1.1 | 6.3 ± 1.4 |
| Hippocampus E2 (pg/mg) | 1.3 ± 0.2 | 2.6 ± 1.0 | 1.9 ± 0.8 | 1.2 ± 0.2 |
Data are expressed as mean + S.E.M. There were no significant effects of gestational or acute stress, or interactions of these variables, to report for these measures.