Effects of restraint stress and MIF treatment on PVN mRNA expression for corticotropin releasing factor (CRF; A), arginine vasopressin (AVP; B), DβH (C), and brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF; D). GFP time control, n = 6; MIF time control, n = 7–8; GFP stress, n = 9; MIF stress, n = 13. *P < 0.05 MIF vs. GFP, #P < 0.05 stress vs. time control.