Table 5.
Pearson correlation between behavior parameters and oxidative stress biomarkers.
| Male Offspring | Female offspring | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young | Adult | Young | Adult | |||||||||
| Cerebral cortex | ROS | SOD | CAT | ROS | SOD | CAT | ROS | SOD | CAT | ROS | SOD | CAT |
| Time in closed arms (Elevated plus maze) |
- |
r = 0.709 P = 0.009 |
- |
r = −0.660 P = 0.019 |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
r = 0.614 P = 0.033 |
- |
| Time in open area (Open field) |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
r = −0.651 P = 0.021 |
r = −0.793 P = 0.002 |
| Distance traveled (Morris water maze) |
r = 0.746 P = 0.005 |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
r = −0.587 P = 0.048 |
- | - | - | |
| Hippocampus | ROS | SOD | CAT | ROS | SOD | CAT | ROS | SOD | CAT | ROS | SOD | CAT |
| Time in closed arms (Elevated plus maze) |
- |
r = 0.815 P = 0.001 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
r = 0.741 P = 0.005 |
| Time in open area (Open field) |
r = 0.601 P = 0.038 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Distance traveled (Morris water maze) |
- | - | - | - | - | - | -- |
r = −0.577 P = 0.049 |
- | - | - | - |
Note: Pearson correlation coefficient (r) between parameters of the behavioral tests and oxidative stress biomarkers; ROS, reactive oxygen species; SOD, superoxide dismutase; CAT, catalase; young male, n = 6; adult male, n = 6; young female, n = 5; adult female n = 5.