TABLE 3.

Group means ± standard errors of the means of the durations (s) of each measured behavior in the social defeat test.

Treatment group	Avoiding (s)	Scouting (s)	Flight (s)	Submissive upright posture (s)	Attacks received (s)	Mounts received (s)	Chase received (s)	Inactivity (s)	Total activity (s)
Veh/NLD	1.75 ± 0.61	210.66 ± 27.12	17.47 ± 3.14	193.82 ± 33.47	14.90 ± 2.94	46.97 ± 8.70	1.22 ± 0.37	93.66 ± 27.63	580.44 ± 5.44
Veh/CDR	4.58 ± 1.01	245.18 ± 22.55	19.59 ± 2.98	134.26 ± 21.93	13.08 ± 1.88	62.06 ± 15.51	0.78 ± 0.25	70.18 ± 21.65	549.71 ± 26.31
Mv/NLD	7.27 ± 1.38bb	300.74 ± 21.95b	21.54 ± 3.75	117.65 ± 13.75b	17.30 ± 2.62	82.41 ± 26.59	1.86 ± 0.80	37.42 ± 10.68	586.18 ± 4.42
Mv/CDR	4.81 ± 1.15	206.87 ± 24.76ff	21.57 ± 4.26	187.13 ± 22.77f	13.40 ± 1.88	56.18 ± 14.65	1.04 ± 0.44	66.73 ± 12.52	557.73 ± 23.81

Pairwise comparisons indicated by ^bp < 0.05 and ^bbp < 0.01, Veh/NLD against Mv/NLD group; ^fp < 0.05 and ^ffp < 0.01, Mv/NLD against Mv/CDR group. Abbreviations: CDR, chronic disruption of rhythms; Mv, Mycobacterium vaccae NCTC 11659; NLD, normal light:dark cycle; Veh, borate-buffered saline vehicle