Table 3.
Distance traveled in the center of open field (cm/10 min)
| Exp. no. | Mean of controls | Gels 4 | Gels 5 | Gels 7 | Gels 9 | Gels 30 | Buspirone | Control-A | Control-B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 434.4 | 343.5 | 378.5 | 367.8 | 515.1 | 390.0 | 391.0 | 426.2 | 442.5 |
| 2 | 857.1 | 792.1 | 1,217.3 | 1,079.9 | 1,162.1 | 1,010.3 | 760.0 | 902.9 | 811.4 |
| 3 | 1,166.5 | 1,370.5 | 1,216.6 | 1,382.8 | 1,126.0 | 1,341.4 | 1,130.6 | 1,171.6 | 1,161.4 |
| 4 | 1,146.7 | 1,393.8 | 1,313.7 | 1,175.2 | 1,275.3 | 1,345.6 | n.t. | 1,266.8 | 1,026.6 |
| 5 | 1,320.6 | 1,102.4 | 1,390.1 | 1,424.5 | 1,359.2 | 1,318.7 | 861.7 | 1,362.3 | 1,406.9 |
| 6 | 866.3 | 955.5 | 995.5 | 965.4 | 882.9 | 1090.6 | 1103.5 | 848.9 | 883.7 |
| No. of animals/group | 96 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 40 | 48 | 48 |
| Mean (S.E.M.) | 975.3 (45.1) | 993.0 (76.9) | 1,085.3 (63.4) | 1,065.9 (64.7) | 1,053.4 (63.3) | 1,082.8 (78.9) | 849.3 (60.2) | 996.5 (61.5) | 955.4 (66.6) |
| ANOVA: for groups df = 8, F = 1.68, p = 0.107; for experiments df = 5, F = 68.3, p < 0.001; for groups * experiments df = 39, F = 1.07, p = 0.353 | |||||||||
n.t. not tested