“…Similarly, maternal deprivation (MD) and maternal separation (MS) reduced BW throughout adolescence in male and female offspring (Cui, 2020;Mela, 2016;Llorente-Berzal, 2012;Mela, 2012;McIntosh et al, 1999). However, some MS studies also showed an increase in adolescent BW (Jaimes-Hoy, 2016;Gehrand, 2016;Holgate et al, 2018). It is unclear what contributes to these discrepancies.…”