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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 24.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Res. 2010 Nov;68(5):399–404. doi: 10.1203/PDR.0b013e3181f2e836

Figure 2. The effects of prior neonatal activity on selected circulating cytokines at post-partum day 65.

Figure 2

Rat neonates experienced increased physical activity (EX), handling (HAND) or no treatment (CON) from post-partum day 5 through 15. A subgroup was sampled at day 65. In males, the neonatal activity treatment resulted in lower circulating levels of IL-6, TNFα and IL-1β at 60 days of age. Plasma levels of IL-6 were also lower in 65 day EX females. Both male and female HAND rats demonstrated IL-6 levels that were lower than CON. n = 8; *, P<0.05 vs. CON; ‡, P<0.05 vs. HAND.