Figure 2.
The effect of stress and probiotic treatment on performance of the animals in elevated plus-maze. Values are means±SEM
A: the ST rats (n=6) were inferior to their control counterpart in the open arm entries. The probiotic supplementation highly improved the anxiety-like behavior of pre-ST (n=6) and post-ST (n=6) groups. *** P<0.0001 compared to the CON group, ### P<0.0001 compared to the ST group, # P<0.05 compared to the ST group, § P<0.05 compared to the CON group
B: the noise stress considerably suppressed the open arm time performance. The probiotic treatment during either prenatal or postnatal life restored the behavior of the stressed rats closer to a normal status. *** P<0.0001 compared to the CON group, ## P<0.02 compared to the ST group, §§§ P<0.0001 compared to the CON group