研究中，一定剂量的促皮质激素释放因子激活雌性小白鼠脑细胞的速度要远快于雄性小白鼠。
Experiments showed that the hormone bound more tightly to brain cell proteins of stressed-out female rats, making them more sensitive to its effects. The male rats, however, were able to reduce levels of the protein, stopping the hormone from binding and reducing its effects on the brain.
实验表明，荷尔蒙的活跃程度与雌性小白鼠的脑细胞蛋白质在压力下的释放水平密切相关，使她们在压力下变得更敏感。而雄性小白鼠则能够控制脑细胞蛋白石的释放水平，进而阻碍荷尔蒙的分泌，从而控制或减轻其对大脑的影响。
Since much of the previous animal research on stress used only males, important sex differences may have gone undetected, hampering the development of effective drugs for women.
由于之前有关压力研究的动物实验都是选用雄性动物，关键的性别差异被忽略了，这也阻碍了针对女性的镇静剂的研发进程。