Table 2 |
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Behavior in the EPM test at 4 weeks after ovariectomy |
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| OVX |
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| Sham (n = 31) |
(n = 68) |
LA subgroup (n = 34) |
HA subgroup (n = 34) |
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| OAT |
50.6 ± 7.4 |
30.8 ± 4.0 # |
56.3 ± 4.6 |
5.3 ± 1.6 ##** |
| CAT |
215.7 ± 9.5 |
241.1 ± 5.1 # |
211.2 ± 5.7 |
270.9 ± 4.2 ##** |
| OAA |
6.0 ± 1.1 |
4.1 ± 0.7 |
7.6 ± 1.0 |
0.7 ± 0.3 ##** |
| CAA |
21.2 ± 1.8 |
24.3 ± 1.1 |
21.6 ± 1.3 |
26.9 ± 1.6 #* |
| TAA |
27.2 ± 2.1 |
28.4 ± 1.2 |
29.2 ± 1.8 |
27.6 ± 1.7 |
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LA, low anxiety; HA, high anxiety; OAT, open arm time; CAT, enclosed arm time; OAA, open arm activity; CAA, enclosed arm activity; TAA, total arm activity. #, p < 0.05; ##, p < 0.001, compared to the sham-operated group; *, p < 0.05; **, p < 0.001, compared to the LA subgroup. The data are expressed as the mean ± SEM. | ||||
Ho et al. Annals of General Psychiatry 2007 6:21 doi:10.1186/1744-859X-6-21 |
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