Table II.
Social interaction behavior of non-prenatal stress and prenatal stress-induced rat.
| Behavior | NS | PNS | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-aggressive | |||
| Sniffing (n) | 18.4±2.26 | 17.1±2.79 | 0.722 |
| Sniffing (s) | 74.7±13.62 | 65.7±11.24 | 0.617 |
| Following (n) | 14±2.29 | 9.62±2.13 | 0.059 |
| Following (s) | 55.6±9.24 | 41.37±8.72 | 0.095 |
| Grooming the partner (n) | 2.2±0.69 | 0.29±0.18 | 0.011 |
| Grooming the partner (s) | 16±7.73 | 5.43±4.64 | 0.164 |
| Aggressive | |||
| Fight (n) | 5±1.14 | 3.16±1.4 | 0.173 |
| Fight (s) | 20±9.08 | 19.16±8.47 | 0.645 |
| Aggressive grooming (n) | 1±0.00 | 1±0.00 | 1.000 |
| Aggressive grooming (s) | 4±0.00 | 3±0.00 | 0.844 |
| Biting (n) | 2.5±1.50 | 4±0.00 | 0.104 |
| Biting (s) | 14.5±9.50 | 16±0.00 | 0.112 |
Bold, significant decrease. Data are presented as mean ± SEM; n, number of the behavior; s, duration measured in seconds; NS, non-stressed group; PNS, prenatally-stressed group; SEM, standard error of the mean.