Fig. 3.
L. reuteri effects on hormone levels and thymus size of Swiss mice. L. reuteri consumption leads to statistically significant changes including (A) increased blood levels of oxytocin (Untreated N = 10, L. reuteri N = 10), (B) decreased levels of circulating corticosterone (N = 10 per group), (C) increased thymus weight, (N = 10 per group) and (D) lower circulating neutrophil counts (N = 10 per group). Numbers on the y-axis of bar graphs correspond to the mean ± SEM of the parameter assessed; **p < 0.001, ***p < 0.0001.