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. 2013 Aug 20;8(8):e71413. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071413

Table 4. Effects of fluorene on spontaneous alternation performances assessed in the Y-maze.

Variable Restrained Controls 1.5 ppb 150 ppb ANOVA
F(2, 35) p
% Spontaneous alternation 66.7±2.4 65.3±1.7 59.5±3.8 1.762 n.s.
Total arm entries 32.6±1.6 35.8±1.3 32.5±1.9 1.264 n.s.
Number of arms visited/min 3.3±0.2 3.6±0.1 3.3±0.2 1.264 n.s.
Number of arm entries (1st min) 5.1±0.3 5.5±0.3 5.4±0.2 0.389 n.s.

Results are expressed as mean ± S.E.M. of n = 12 rats/group. Abbreviations: n.s., not significant.