Table 4.
Groups | |||||||
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Onset | Sham Operated | Positive Control | Vehicle (0.5 mL) | Geraniol Oil (0.02 mL) |
Geraniol Micelles (0.25 mL) | Geraniol Micelles (0.5 mL) | |
Pre-Ischaemic/Reperfusion
geraniol ttt |
Base-line (Normal rats) | 26.4 ± 1.29 | 26.4 ± 1.29 | 26.4 ± 1.29 | 26.4 ± 1.29 | 26.4 ± 1.29 | 26.4 ± 1.29 |
72 h (once/24 h × 3 days) | 28.4 ± 0.49 | 28.4 ± 0.49 | 21.8 ab ± 0.92 | 59.2 abc ± 0.72 | 65.8 abcd ± 1.19 | 58.3 abce ± 2.75 | |
Post-Ischaemic/Reperfusion
Geraniol ttt |
24 h | 31.4 ± 0.66 | 75 a ± 0 | 23.2 ab ± 1.68 | 33.4 bc ± 0.34 | 29.2 bcd ± 1.9 | 35.8 abce ± 0.59 |
72 h (once/24 h × 3 days) | 30.5 ± 0.64 | 0 a | 0a | 39.4 abc ± 0.62 | 56.2 abcd ± 0.49 | 15.4 abcde ± 0.25 |
N = 8, results were expressed as means of seconds elapsed before licking the paw ± S.E. (a) means significantly different from sham-operated group; (b) significantly different from positive control (I/R) group; (c) significantly different from vehicle (0.5 mL) group; (d) significantly different from prophylactic geraniol oil (0.02 mL) group and (e) significantly different from prophylactic geraniol micelles (0.25 mL) group.