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. 2019 Mar 26;13:264. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2019.00264

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Copyright © 2019 Wu, Huang, Gong, Xu, Lu, Sheng and Ni.

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Prenatal Dex exposure induces depression-like behavior and increases circulatory GC level in adult offspring. Pregnant rats were administered Dex at 0.1 mg/kg/d during GD14 to 21. Behavioral tests and determination of corticosterone concentration in blood were performed on male offspring rats at adult (9-week old). Immobile time of FST (A); sucrose preference test (B); corticosterone level (C). Data are presented as means ± SEM (n = 10). ^∗∗P < 0.01 vs. control. Con, control; Dex, dexamethasone.