Fig. 1: Effects of early tactile stimulation on stress susceptibility in mandarin voles. | Communications Biology

Fig. 1: Effects of early tactile stimulation on stress susceptibility in mandarin voles.

From: Tactile stimulation reverses painful stimuli outcomes via PVN-VTA oxytocin circuitry and dopaminergic regulation

Fig. 1

a Flowchart of the experimental project. b Representative trajectory heatmap for each group in the open field test (OFT). c Percentage of time spent in the center area of the OFT. d Number of visits to the center area in the OFT. e Total distance traveled in the OFT. f Representative trajectory heatmap for each group in the three-chamber sociability tests (TCS). g Time spent investigating U1 and E in the TCS. h Sociability index in the TCS. i Time spent investigating U2 and U1 in the TCS. j Social novelty preference index in the TCS. The data presented in c, d, e, g, h, i and j were analyzed using two-way ANOVA. ns, P > 0.05 (not significant), *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001. Results were shown as mean ± standard error of the mean (n = 10 for each group).

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