, respectively (mean ± SEM; p ≤ .00003 and p ≤ .02 for wildtype versus GFAP-Cre and CAMKII-Cre, respectively, using a two-tailed, two-sample equal variance t test). Further, we found no significant difference in hippocampal BDNF protein levels in male versus female mice (n = 6 male versus n = 6 female control mice, n = 3 male versus n = 5 female GFAP-Cre × flBDNF mice, and n = 3 male versus n = 3 female CaMKII-Cre × flBDNF mice).