Behavioral parameters | r | p |
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Y-maze visits | 0.21 | 0.02 |
Open-field distance | 0.19 | 0.05 |
Open-field corner | 0.13 | 0.23 |
Plus-maze open arm | −0.24 | 0.01 |
Behavioral parameters are indicated by their corresponding abbreviations (see legend of Fig. 5). The level of corticosterone is positively correlated with the number of visits to different arms in the Y-maze and with the distance covered in the open field. No correlation, however, was found with the time spent in corners of the open field, and in contrast the level of corticosterone is negatively correlated with the time spent in open arms (%) of the elevated plus-maze.