Table 1.

Plasma Cort values before and during restraint stress

	Day 6 (Acute Stress)		Day 15 (Chronic Stress)
Time, min	DHB Sham	DHB Cort	DHB Sham	DHB Cort
−15	7.6 ± 1.4	2.9 ± 1.2*	6.4 ± 2.6	12.2 ± 1.7#†**
10	46.0 ± 2.4	43.1 ± 2.8	41.5 ± 3.5	44.7 ± 3.2
60	51.6 ± 3.0	36.7 ± 7.4*	24.0 ± 3.2§	31.5.0 ± 6.3**

Values are expressed as means ± SE. Plasma values are given in micrograms per deciliter.

^§P < 0.05 for Sham day 15 compared with Sham day 6.

^#P < 0.05 for Cort day 15 compared with Cort day 6.

^†P < 0.05 for Cort day 15 compared with Sham day 15.

^*P < 0.05 for Cort day 6 compared with Sham day 6.

^**P < 0.05 for Cort day 15 compared with Sham day 6.