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. 2017 Aug 17;7:8574. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-08795-0

Figure 4.

Figure 4

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels in prefrontal cortex of adolescent and adult male Swiss mice as a function of rearing condition (standard [control] conditions and environmental enrichment) and treatment (4, every-other-day administrations of 0.0 [vehicle control] or 2.0 g/kg ethanol). The adolescent group treated with ethanol and exposed to standard (control) rearing conditions (first black bar on the left) exhibited significantly less BDNF levels than (A) any of the other groups (adolescents or adults) reared under standard housing conditions and treated with vehicle [these significant differences are indicated by the pound (#) and currency ($) signs, respectively], (B) the adults treated with ethanol and exposed to standard (control) rearing conditions [a significant difference indicated by the ampersand (&) sign] and C) adolescents reared under environmental enrichment conditions and treated with ethanol. The latter significant difference is are indicated by the asterisk (*) sign. Values express mean ± SEM.