TABLE 1.
Two-way ANOVA for anxiety-like behavior evaluated in the elevated plus maze.
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| 14:7-7 |
21-14-7 |
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| Control | Cagemate | Control | Cagemate | |
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| Behavior | Familiarity | Stress | Interaction | |
| Open arm entries (%) | F(1,52) = 0.47; p = 0.50 | F(1,52) = 0.18; p = 0.67 | F(1,52) = 0.30; p = 0.59 | |
| Open arm time (%) | F(1,52) = 1.84; p = 0.18 | F(1,52) = 0.10; p = 0.76 | F(1,52) = 0.54; p = 0.47 | |
| Closed arm entries (frequency) | F(1,52) = 9.59; p < 0.05 | F(1,52) = 6.36; p < 0.05 | F(1,52) = 0.21; p = 0.65 | |
| Center time (%) | F(1,52) = 0.13; p = 0.72 | F(1,52) = 1.90; p = 0.17 | F(1,52) = 0.00; p > 0.99 | |
| SAP (frequency) | F(1,52) = 14.11; p < 0.05 | F(1,52) = 29.64; p < 0.05 | F(1,52) = 30.00; p < 0.05 | |
| Protected SAP (%) | F(1,52) = 0.03; p = 0.88 | F(1,52) = 2.62; p = 0.11 | F(1,52) = 0.69; p = 0.41 | |
| Head-dipping (frequency) | F(1,52) = 12.37; p < 0.05 | F(1,52) = 3.27; p = 0.08 | F(1,52) = 4.56; p < 0.05 | |
| Protected head-dipping (%) | F(1,52) = 1.67; p = 0.20 | F(1,52) = 3.56; p = 0.07 | F(1,52) = 7.39; p < 0.05 | |
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| 21:7-14 | 28:14-14 | |||
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| Open arm entries (%) | F(1,41) = 2.28; p = 0.14 | F(1,41) = 2.45; p = 0.13 | F(1,41) = 2.15; p = 0.15 | |
| Open arm time (%) | F(1,41) = 3.65; p = 0.06 | F(1,41) = 0.85; p = 0.36 | F(1,41) = 0.85; p = 0.36 | |
| Closed arm entries (frequency) | F(1,41) = 5.64; p < 0.05 | F(1,41) = 0.58; p = 0.45 | F(1,41) = 0.01; p = 0.93 | |
| Center time (%) | F(1,41) = 9.30; p < 0.05 | F(1,41) = 1.96; p = 0.17 | F(1,41) = 0.91; p = 0.35 | |
| SAP (frequency) | F(1,41) = 56.55; p < 0.05 | F(1,41) = 0.00; p = 0.99 | F(1,41) = 0.08; p = 0.79 | |
| Protected SAP (%) | F(1,41) = 9.02; p < 0.05 | F(1,41) = 1.67; p = 0.20 | F(1,41) = 3.07; p = 0.09 | |
| Head-dipping (frequency) | F(1,41) = 0.49; p = 0.49 | F(1,41) = 5.94; p < 0.05 | F(1,41) = 0.09; p = 0.76 | |
| Protected head-dipping (%) | F(1,41) = 9.21; p < 0.05 | F(1,41) = 9.45; p < 0.05 | F(1,41) = 1.85; p = 0.18 | |
The difference was significant for p-value less than 0.05 (p < 0.05).