Table 1.

Basolateral Amygdaloid Neuronal Dendritic Intersections and the Number of Dendritic Processes Arising from the Somata (6-Week Duration)

		Distance from soma, μm
Groups	n	20	40	60	80	100	Number of processes
NC	8	5.34±0.56	6.86±1.12	6.39±0.50	4.58±0.71	3.45±0.69	4.31±0.64
GAC	8	5.87±0.61	7.15±0.75	6.25±0.83	4.37±0.68	3.34±0.48	4.39±0.58
BM 20 mg/kg	8	6.12±0.65	9.08±1.17##	8.14±1.25##	5.18±0.56	3.67±0.44	4.85±0.70
BM 40 mg/kg	8	7.60±0.73***	12.18±1.24***	11.81±1.09***	8.13±1.04***	5.08±0.96**	5.57±0.62***
BM 80 mg/kg	8	7.38±0.59$$$	11.69±1.42$$$	11.47±0.94$$$	7.79±0.87$$$	4.93±1.13$$	5.41±0.43$$

Note: Each value represents mean±standard deviation. NC vs. BM 20 mg/kg: ^##p<0.01; NC vs. BM 40 mg/kg: ^**p<0.01, ^***p<0.001; NC vs. BM 80 mg/kg: ^$$p<0.01, ^$$$p<0.001.

BM, Bacopa monniera; GAC, gum acacia control; NC, normal control.

Reprinted with permission from Vollala et al.¹²⁶