Table 2.

Basolateral Amygdaloid Neuronal Dendritic Branching Points at Different Concentric Zones and Total Number Branching Points (6-Week Duration)

		Concentric zones, μm
Groups	n	0–20	20–40	40–60	60–80	80–100	Total number of branching point
NC	8	1.43±0.45	2.68±0.56	1.12±0.32	0.52±0.42	0.13±0.10	5.91±1.05
GAC	8	1.56±0.42	2.76±0.61	1.08±0.43	0.48±0.39	0.11±0.09	6.01±1.10
BM 20 mg/kg	8	1.65±0.64	3.86±0.67#	1.93±0.64#	0.61±0.41	0.23±0.13	8.15±0.98##
BM 40 mg/kg	8	3.16±0.70***	5.26±0.75***	2.92±0.55***	1.40±0.62*	0.46±0.22*	13.21±1.20***
BM 80 mg/kg	8	2.92±0.81$$$	5.08±0.83$$$	2.85±0.61$$$	1.28±0.54$	0.42±0.29$	12.55±1.35$$$

Note: Each value represents mean±standard deviation. NC vs. BM 20 mg/kg: ^#p<0.05, ^##p<0.01; NC vs. BM 40 mg/kg: ^*p<0.05, ^***p<0.001; NC vs. 80 mg/kg: ^$p<0.05, ^$$$p<0.001.

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

Reprinted with permission from Vollala et al.¹²⁶