Fig. 2.

Effects of social defeat stress on body weight in adolescent male C57BL/6 mice. Social defeat (postnatal day 35–44; gray area) reduced overall body weight across days of stress, starting on day 4 of stress exposure (postnatal day 38), when compared to non-stressed controls (n = 24). Body weight remained significantly lower in the defeated group (n = 31) 24 h after the last day of stress exposure (postnatal day 45). Arrow indicates day of behavioral testing and brain tissue collection. *Significantly different when compared to controls (p < 0.05). Data are presented in grams (mean ± SEM).