Table 3. Effect of the functional beverage mass fraction, expressed as eleutheroside, on the content of dopamine (DA), norepinephrine (NE) and 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) in the brain of mice.
| Group | w(eleutheroside)/(mg/kg) | γ(DA)/(pg/mL) | γ(NE)/(pg/mL) | γ(5-HT)/(pg/mL) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal control | (22.3±2.2)abAB | (70.5±8.5)bcdBC | (95.6±15.7)aA | ||
| Model control | (16.7±2.1)dC | (56.0±5.1)eD | (71.4±2.9)cC | ||
| CH | (23.1±2.8)aAB | (86.1±9.6)aA | (98.0±6.3)aA | ||
| Functional beverage | 3.75 | (18.6±1.8)cdBC | (62.2±9.2)deCD | (80.2±9.0)bcBC | |
| 7.50 | (21.5±2.7)abcABC | (73.3±8.8)bcABC | (88.4±11.4)abAB | ||
| 15.00 | (23.8±3.9)aA | (79.2±11.1)abAB | (99.0±10.3)aA | ||
Data are expressed as mean value±S.D. (N=10). Different superscripted lowercase letters in the same column denote significant differences according to Duncan’s test (p<0.05). Different superscripted capital letters in the same column denote highly significant differences according to Duncan’s test (p<0.01). CH=clomipramine hydrochloride