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. 2017 Jul-Sep;9(3):64–70.

Table.

Parameters of orientation and exploratory activity of mice in different groups in the novel object recognition test

Animal group Total object exploration
time during the testing
phase (test day 2), s
Z values
(standardized
Mann–
Whitney
U-test)
and significance
of intergroup
differences
  Lower
quartile
Median Upper
quartile
1. Tg+ with PhS
injected
10.2 13.4 17.4 #Z = 0.22,
p = 0.83
*Z = 1.55,
p = 0.12
2. Tg+ with normal
saline injected
7.7 12.3 14.1 *Z = 2.41,
p = 0.0156
3. Tg- with normal
saline injected
15.4 16.0 17.3 &Z = 1.06,
p = 0.29
4. C57Bl with normal
saline injected
10.1 16.6 20.2  

# – Statistical significance of the difference from group 2.

* – Statistical significance of the difference from group 3.

& – Statistical significance of the difference from group 4.