FIGURE 3.
Sociability, social investigation and social recognition measured in the three-chambered apparatus test or the social discrimination paradigm in estrus and non-estrus female controls (ARflox+/-). (A) Amount of time spent in each chamber and (B) sniffing the novel mouse during the 10 min test of sociability in the three-chambered apparatus. (C) Amount of time sniffing novel female and male stimulus mice in the sampling phase of the social discrimination paradigm. (D) Social memory score when presented to female or male stimulus animals. Bars represent mean ± SEM, ∗p < 0.05, ∗∗∗p < 0.001 (for within-group comparison).