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. 2012 Nov 1;2012:357368. doi: 10.1155/2012/357368

Table 2.

Effect of palmatine and other drugs employed on escape latency (EL) of mice using Morris water maze.

Treatments Dose (kg)−1 EL (sec) Day-6 EL (sec) Day-7 EL (sec) Day-8 EL (sec) Day-9
Control (vehicle) for 10 days 10 mL 105.90 ± 3.28 96.34 ± 3.44 78.38 ± 3.70 54.19 ± 3.44
Physostigmine for 10 days 0.1 mg 104.31 ± 3.06
101.25 ± 2.51 74.09 ± 2.45 33.5 ±2.66c
Scopolamine 0.4 mg 106.62 ± 18.16 87.66 ± 3.75
69.63 ± 3.49 44.44 ± 2.81b
Diazepam 1 mg 105.96 ± 2.59 91.66 ± 2.48
69.47 ± 3.21 42.56 ± 2.52a
Palmatine for 10 days 0.1 mg 103.93 ± 2.95 100.93 ± 3.13
78.09 ± 4.01b 44.22 ± 2.98
Palmatine for 10 days 0.5 mg 100 ± 3.25 88.38 ± 3.84
61.56 ± 2.98c 32.09 ± 2.4b
Palmatine for 10 days 1 mg 99.75 ± 2.80 75.43 ± 3.54b 49.78 ± 2.31 26.06 ± 1.54c
Palmatine for 10 days + scopolamine on 10th day 1 mg + 0.4 mg 107.29 ± 3.01 83.69 ± 3.48 54.75 ± 2.26 28.13 ± 1.33d
Palmatine for 10 days + diazepam on 10th day 1 mg + 1 mg 109.90 ± 2.23 85.21 ± 2.84 55.81 ± 3.39 29.91 ± 1.59e

n = 8. Values are expressed as Mean ± SEM. Data was analyzed by one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey's post-hoc test.

F(8, 279) = 1.264; P = 0.2625 (day 6);

F(8, 279) = 7.147; P < 0.0001 (day 7);

F(8, 279) = 11.079; P < 0.0001 (day 8);

F(8, 279) = 14.251; P < 0.0001 (day 9);

a P < 0.05 as compared to control;

b P < 0.01 as compared to control;

c P < 0.001 as compared to control;

d P < 0.001 as compared to scopolamine treated group;

e P < 0.01 as compared to diazepam treated group.