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. 2019 Apr 23;9:6456. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-38055-8

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Casp1, Ifngr and Nos2 deficiency decreases anxiety-like behaviour. (a) (Casp1, Ifngr, Nos2)−/− mice displayed increased time spent in the open arms of the elevated plus maze but (b) similar time in the centre area of the open field test. The (Casp1, Ifngr, Nos2)−/− genotype had a main effect on (c) the number of defecations during the open field test, which was driven by the increased number of faecal boli in (Casp1, Ifngr, Nos2)−/− mice following CUS, while this parameter remained unchanged in wt mice. Data are presented as means ± s.e.m. Genotype effect *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001; stress effect +P < 0.05; ++P < 0.01; +++P < 0.001; genotype*stress effect #P < 0.05; ##P < 0.01; ###P < 0.001; wt = wild-type; BL = baseline; CUS = chronic unpredictable stress paradigm; wt n = 16; (Casp1, Ifngr, Nos2)−/− n = 20.