Table 1.

(−)Epicatechin does not enhance newborn hippocampal cell survival

	CS	CR	ES	ER
EPI and RUN	676 (60)	2731 (186)*	678 (49)	2245 (185)
EPI sedentary	761 (68)		741 (49)

Mice received BrdU (50 mg/kg) daily for the first 10 d of the experiments. Survival of the total number of BrdU-labeled cells in the right DG was assessed 33 d after the last BrdU injection when (−)epicatechin was combined with running (EPI and RUN) mice and 39 d later in the study of EPI in sedentary mice. Wheel running (2 h daily) increased newborn cell survival in CR and ER. However, ER mice had significantly fewer new cells than CR animals (*p < 0.05). There was no difference between the groups under sedentary conditions. Data are presented as means (SEM).