Table 1.
Induction chamber | Home cage | Comment | |
Time to nose down (s) | 68.58 ± 1.24 | 65.63 ± 1.24 | P = 0.0990 |
Blood glucose (mg/dL) | 93.21 ± 6.15 | 93.25 ± 6.15 | P = 0.9962 |
With treatment groups combined, blood glucose was higher (P = 0.0149) in males (103.54 ± 5.82 mg/dL) as compared with females (82.92 ± 5.77 mg/dL) | |||
Serum corticosterone (ng/mL) | 112.56 ± 20.21 | 85.52 ± 20.21 | P = 0.3489 |
176.98 ± 34.57 (females) | 104.17 ± 34.57 (females) | With treatment groups combined, corticosterone was lower (P = 0.0033) in males (58.00 ± 18.52 ng/mL) as compared with females (140.07 ± 18.52 ng/mL) | |
49.14 ± 10.71 (males) | 66.86 ± 10.71 (males) | ||
Noradrenaline (pg/mL) | 261.06 ± 73.44 | 197.25 ± 73.44 | P = 0.5420 |
No. of jumps (per second) | 0.0011 ± 0.0007 | 0.0006 ± 0.0007 | P = 0.6286 |
No. of rears (per second) | 0.116 ± 0.009 | 0.046 ± 0.009 | P < 0.0001 |
No. of digs (per second) | 0 | 0 |
All data are presented as mean ± SEM and are compared between the treatments of home cage and induction chamber. Any significant differences seen between sexes or order of treatment are presented in the Comments column.