Table 3.
Treatment | Main Effect | Interaction Effect | ||||
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Veh (mean ± SD) | Mel (mean ± SD) | Genotype | Treatment | Genotype × Treatment | ||
Forelimb suspension reflex test | KO | 3.543 ± 0.987 | 3.558 ± 1.464 | F=36.721** P<0.001 |
F=4.297* P=0.044 |
F=4.206*, P=0.046 |
WT | 6.021 ± 2.332 | 8.568 ± 3.125 | ||||
Surface righting reflex text | KO | 0.269 ± 0.037 | 0.266 ± 0.043 | F=49.422** P<0.001 |
F=5.247* P=0.027 |
F=5.247*, P=0.027 |
WT | 0.219 ± 0.037 | 0.171 ± 0.027 | ||||
Novel object recognition test | KO | 0.205 ± 0.096 | 0.344 ± 0.217 | F=67.604** P<0.001 |
F=32.52** P<0.001 |
F=6.204*, P=0.017 |
WT | 0.453 ± 0.138 | 0.808 ± 0.122 |
WT, Wild-type mice with HI injury; KO, knockout mice with HI injury; Mel, melatonin; Veh, vehicle; *P < 0.05; **P < 0.001. [Two-way ANOVA, Bonferroni post hoc test (details are shown in text)].