Table 2.

Effect of myrtenal on neurotransmitter levels in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced demented mice (Mean ​± ​SEM, n ​= ​7/group).

	Neurotransmitters
	Dopamine (ng/g)	Noradrenaline (ng/g)	Serotonin (ng/g)	Glutamate (ug/g)	GABA (ug/g)
Control	746.8 ​± ​54.4∗∗	854.7 ​± ​78.6	551.8 ​± ​51.2∗	1667.2 ​± ​119.4∗∗	2705.1 ​± ​123.5∗∗
STZ (3 ​mg/kg)	581.9 ​± ​33.1	815.6 ​± ​66.1	438.5 ​± ​69.2	1201.8 ​± ​171.2	2397.4 ​± ​111.4
STZ (3 ​mg/kg) ​+ ​myrtenal (100 ​mg/kg)	698.2 ​± ​43.9∗	824.2 ​± ​52.3	502.2 ​± ​53.8	1389.4 ​± ​210.6	2574.2 ​± ​223.5
STZ (3 ​mg/kg) ​+ ​myrtenal (200 ​mg/kg)	730.9 ​± ​23.8∗∗	830.9 ​± ​46.1	565.8 ​± ​39.6∗∗	1458.5 ​± ​217.9∗∗	2658.8 ​± ​312∗∗
STZ (3 ​mg/kg) ​+ ​donepezil (0.5 ​mg/kg)	745.1 ​± ​53.5∗∗	853.5 ​± ​67.5	568.4 ​± ​57.3∗∗	1591.4 ​± ​198.2∗∗∗	2692.8 ​± ​340.2∗∗