Table 1. Mean escape latency of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and wild type (WT) mice of different ages.
| Day of training/Group | 5 months old | 7 months old | 10 months old | 12 months old |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | ||||
| AD | 50.22±5.25 | 54.44±6.56 | 56.73±2.67 | 59.29±1.22 |
| WT | 38.34±4.09 | 53.56±6.54 | 46.03±4.61 | 51.34±7.10 |
| P | 0.764 | 0.957 | 0.887 | 0.974 |
| Day 2 | ||||
| AD | 38.89±4.47 | 38.23±9.68 | 58.27±1.73 | 55.74±1.56 |
| WT | 36.56±3.76 | 29.16±4.55 | 45.01±4.66 | 46.7±7.5 |
| P | 0.893 | 0.773 | 0.594 | 0.536 |
| Day 3 | ||||
| AD | 27.73±4.48 | 35.96±6.9 | 43.07±6.24 | 54.19±6.88 |
| WT | 16.08±2.52 | 17.15±3.53 | 18.45±3.83 | 24.99±3.94 |
| P | 0.047* | 0.044* | 0.035* | 0.028* |
| Day 4 | ||||
| AD | 29.85±4.32 | 30.43±3.68 | 36.55±6.33 | 43.55±1.19 |
| WT | 19.54±2.94 | 12.93±3.65 | 16.87±3.39 | 10.18±4.16 |
| P | 0.022* | 0.017* | 0.033* | 0.014* |
| Day 5 | ||||
| AD | 17.56±2.73 | 24.13±4.77 | 26.43±6.00 | 38.98±4.19 |
| WT | 12.85±1.67 | 10.24±3.04 | 15.10±2.08 | 10.92±3.39 |
| P | 0.012* | <0.001** | 0.025* | <0.001** |
| Day 6 | ||||
| AD | 17.92±3.83 | 24.84±3.34 | 28.54±5.84 | 35.83±6.98 |
| WT | 12.73±1.78 | 9.79±2.77 | 17.57±3.61 | 10.97±2.7 |
| P | 0.035* | 0.027* | 0.013* | <0.001** |
Data are reported as means±SE (n=10/group). AD: APP/PS1 double transgenic mice; WT: C57BL/6J wild type mice. *P<0.05, **P<0.01, AD groups compared to WT groups at days 1 to 6 of training (t-test).