Additional file 3: of Increased depression-related behavior during the postpartum period in inbred BALB/c and C57BL/6 strains

Figure S2. Depression-related behavior in BALB/c and C57BL/6 female mice during the postpartum period in the tail suspension test. The tail suspension test was performed for a 10-min test period in nulliparous, nonlactating primiparous, and lactating primiparous females of C57BL/6J, C57BL/6JJcl, BALB/cAnNCrlCrlj, BALB/cAJcl strains. Time of tail-climbing behavior (%) was measured during the 10-min test period in the tail suspension test (A). Immobility time (%) was calculated in females in the CACrlj strain (nulliparous females, n = 16; nonlactating females, n = 12; lactating females, n = 15) and the CAJcl strain (nulliparous females, n = 7; nonlactating females, n = 9; lactating females, n = 13) after excluding mice showing tail-climbing behavior for more than 30 s in total during the test period. Values are means ± SEM. (EPS 250 kb)