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Table 4 Moving behaviour of maternal rats in open field test

From: Pre-gestational stress reduces the ratio of 5-HIAA to 5-HT and the expression of 5-HT1A receptor and serotonin transporter in the brain of foetal rat

Groups

n

Time

Total path (cm)

Central path (cm)

Peripheral path (cm)

Control

8

W0

2925.4 ± 254.1

293.3 ± 84.3

2632.1 ± 182.

   

(2713.0~3137.8)

(222.8~363.8)

(222.6~336.6)

  

W3

2861.1 ± 283.8

279.6 ± 68.2

2581.5 ± 233.2

   

(2623.9~3098.3)

(2479.3~2784.9)

(2386.6~2776.4)

CUS

12

W0

2904 ± 199.2

260.4 ± 45.0

2643.6 ± 210.7

   

(2777.4~3030.6)

(231.8~289.0)

(2509.8~2777.4)

  

W3

1489.3 ± 302.8**

107.5 ± 49.9**

1381.8 ± 483.4**

   

(1296.9~1681.7)

(75.7~139.1)

(1074.8~1688.8)

  1. Data are mean ± S.D. before (W0) and after (W3) CUS procedure. Data in bracket are 95% confidence intervals for each relevant statistic. **:P < 0.01 compared with week 0 by the same group