Experimental groups

Leukocytes

(10³/µl)

Neutrophils

(10³/µl)

Lymphocytes

(10³/µl)

Monocytes

(10³/µl)

Females

No-IMO

4.8 ± 0.4

0.9 ± 0.1

3.5 ± 0.4

0.08 ± 0.01

Control

5.2 ± 0.4

0.8 ± 0.1

4.0 ± 0.3

0.07 ± 0.01

Restraint stress

3.2 ± 0.7

0.4 ± 0.1

2.7 ± 0.5 i

0.04 ± 0.01

Control + Vehicle

1.5 ± 0.4^***iii

0.4 ± 0.4^**ii

0.9 ± 0.7^**iii

0.03 ± 0.01^*ii

Control + SERT

1.1 ± 0.7^**iii

0.4 ± 0.3^*i

0.5 ± 0.5^**iii

0.05 ± 0.01^*

F = 13.2, p < 0.001

F = 7.2, p < 0.001

F = 11.5 p < 0.001

F = 5.6, p = 0.001

Males

No-IMO

5.9 ± 0.5

0.9 ± 0.1

3.9 ± 0.2

0.09 ± 0.01

Control

5.8 ± 0.5

0.9 ± 0.1

4.7 ± 0.3

0.10 ± 0.01

Restraint stress

3.5 ± 0.6^*a

0.6 ± 0.1

2.7 ± 0.4

0.03 ± 0.01^*aa

Control + Vehicle

2.6 ± 0.5^**iii

0.7 ± 0.1

1.8 ± 0.8^*iii

0.05 ± 0.01ⁱ

Control + SERT

1.7 ± 0.6^***iii

0.4 ± 0.1

0.6 ± 0.6^**iii

0.06 ± 0.01^*ii

F = 11.3, p < 0.001

F = 2.9, p = 0.031

F = 9.4, p < 0.001

F = 7.6, p < 0.001