Table 1.

Intermicturition interval and bladder capacity of mice exposed to social stress at 2 and 4 wk compared with controls

	2-wk Control	2-wk Stress	4-wk Control	4-wk Stress	2-wk Increased Stress Control	2-wk Increased Stress
FVB mice
Intermicturition interval, s	321.2 ± 26.4	193.2 ± 10.2*	311.5 ± 19.5	264.2 ± 18.3n.s.	395.2 ± 17.3	568.7 ± 24.3*
Bladder capacity, μl	133.9 ± 11.0	80.7 ± 8.5*	129.5 ± 10.2	110.3 ± 5.2n.s.	131.6 ± 8.2	236.7 ± 18.2*
n	5	5	6	6	6	6
C57BL/6 mice
Intermicturition interval, s	284.2 ± 18.4	208.5 ± 12.5*			272.6 ± 17.5	495.4 ± 19.2*
Bladder capacity, μl	118.5 ± 13.0	87.2 ± 7.2*			113.8 ± 12.4	205.5 ± 12.4*
n	5	8			5	6

Values are means ± SE; n, number of mice (FVB and C57BL/6) in each group. The intermicturition interval and bladder capacity for mice exposed to increased stress (2 wk) compared with controls are shown.

^*P ≤ 0.01.