Table 2.
Parameters | Control (n = 18) (mean ± SE) | DM (n = 23) (mean ± SE) | P |
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Percent time spent in the target quadrant | 44.53 ± 2.7 | 38.57 ± 1.86 | 0.068 |
Latency to reach target (Sec) | 9.056 ± 2.2 | 9.56 ± 2.01 | 0.85 |
Thigmotaxis | 18.25 ± 2.46 | 17.50 ± 1.85 | 0.28 |
Swimming speed (cm/sec) | 23.53 ± 1.1 | 22.07 ± 0.86 | 0.30 |
Several parameters from healthy and DM rats for target searching during the probe test were compared by t-test.