Table 1.
Body and relative adrenal weights of adolescent male and female rats, kept with the mother – control (CTL) or maternally deprived on postnatal days 3 (DEP3) or 11 (DEP11).
| Body weight (g) |
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| CTL | DEP3 | DEP11 | |
| Males | 232.64 ± 29.9 (11) | 201.10 ± 32.9 (10)∗ | 212.00 ± 20.9 (10)∗ |
| Females | 192.09 ± 19.8 (11)¥ | 179.90 ± 17.4 (10)∗¥ | 179.90 ± 18.8 (10)∗¥ |
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Relative adrenal weight |
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| CTL | DEP3 | DEP11 | |
| Males | 0.19 ± 0.02 | 0.23 ± 0.05∗ | 0.21 ± 0.04 |
| Females | 0.26 ± 0.03¥ | 0.30 ± 0.02∗¥ | 0.29 ± 0.04¥ |
Animals were not tested and the results are presented as mean ± SEM of the number of animals shown in parenthesis. ∗ – Different from CTL group; ¥ – different from males.