Table 3. Effect of W.somnifera root extract on neurotransmitters in the serum of sleep deprivation-induced male rats.
Parameters | Normal control | Large platform control | Sleep Deprived rats | W.Somnifera treated Sleep deprived rats | P value |
Dopamine (ng/ml) | 1.68±0.13 | 1.38 ±0.044 | 0.923 ±0.078a,b | 1.77 ± 0.064a,b,c | < 0.0241 |
Serotonin (ng/ml) | 15.69 ±0.690 | 15.54 ±0.57 | 9.496± 0.620 a,b | 16.59 ±1.07 a,b,c | <0.0570 |
P value <0.05 is statistically significant. |