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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Behav Pharmacol. 2011 Dec;22(8):751–757. doi: 10.1097/FBP.0b013e32834d0eeb

Table 1.

ED50 values and dose ratios for quinpirole-induced yawning.

Group 1
Standard Chow High Fat Chow Ratio (Standard/High Fat)
Ascending Descending Ascending Descending Ascending Descending
0.025a 0.148 0.007 0.060 3.7 2.5
0.022, 0.029b 0.136, 0.161 0.006, 0.008 0.057, 0.063
Group 2
High Fat Chow Standard Chow Ratio (High Fat/Standard)
Ascending Descending Ascending Descending Ascending Descending
0.006 0.070 0.006 0.052 1.0 1.3
0.005, 0.007 0.065, 0.074 0.005, 0.006 0.045, 0.061
Ascending Descending Ascending Descending
Ratio (Group 1/Group 2) 4.5 2.1 1.2 1.2
a

Mean ED50 in mg/kg (n = 8 [group 1] or 9 [group 2])

b

95% Confidence limits