Table 2 Acute stress exposure elevated the number of microglia in numerous brain regions

IL

68.75 ± 3.38

87.33 ± 4.2^a

59.14 ± 1.91

16.71, p < 0.001

PL

105.5 ± 3.47

123.66 ± 3.24^a

99 ± 4.94

9.28, p < 0.001

CG

148.72 ± 6.36

193.83 ± 6.83^a

126.5 ± 4.54

29.11, p < 0.001

PIR

75.43 ± 6.19

94.5 ± 2.67^a

74.75 ± 4.26

5.26, p < 0.02

Acb

153.97 ± 2.62

173.96 ± 6.47^b

128.43 ± 12.44

6.83, p < 0.01

dBST

49.29 ± 1.94

45.66 ± 3.71

47.75 ± 2.98

vBST

60.57 ± 6.29

63.33 ± 2.15

67.87 ± 4.47

PVN

104.5 ± 8.92

109.28 ± 6.55

117.37 ± 11.34

Dorsal DG

214.3 ± 10.17

275.4 ± 6.6^a

219.42 ± 11.54

11.1, p < 0.001

BLA

96.43 ± 5.17

148.75 ± 5.28^a

115 ± 4.85

24.12, p < 0.001

DR

88.75 ± 7.82

95.2 ± 3.17

87.4 ± 5.03

PAG

194.33 ± 9.2

181.6 ± 3.14

167 ± 11.4