Anxiolytic and Antidepressant Effects of Maerua angolensis DC. Stem Bark Extract in Mice

Figure 14

Performance of mice in the TST: behavioural assessment including duration of immobility (a, b, c), pedaling (d, e, f), curling (g, h, i), and swinging (j, k and l) after acute treatment of mice with MAE (100-1000 mg kg⁻¹), imipramine (10-100 mg kg⁻¹), and fluoxetine (3-30 mg kg⁻¹). Significantly different from control: P<0.05; P<0.01; P <0.001 (one-way ANOVA followed by Sidak post hoc test).

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