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Table 4 Regional GABA contents (μmoles / g wet tissue) of brain.

From: Dietary protein restriction causes modification in aluminum-induced alteration in glutamate and GABA system of rat brain

Brain regions

Groups of animals

Statistical calculation (F)

 

Normal protein

Low protein

ANOVA Single factor

ANOVA Two factors (with replication)

 

Control

Aluminum exposed

Control

Aluminum exposed

  

Cerebrum

2.82 ± 0.21

3.05 ± 0.41

3.50 ± 0.24

3.05 ± 0.25

0.99

Protein : 1.42 Aluminum : 0.14 Interaction : 1.42

Thalamic area

2.90 ± 0.25

3.73 ± 0.16

3.32 ± 0.43

3.38 ±0.24

1.43

Protein : 0.01 Aluminum : 2.48 Interaction : 1.80

Midbrain-hippocampal region

3.20 ± 0.22

3.33 ± 0.30

3.32 ± 0.42

3.44 ± 0.24

0.10

Protein : 0.13 Aluminum : 0.17 Interaction : 0.00

Cerebellum

3.22 ± 0.23

3.57 ± 0.07

2.91 ± 0.10

3.82 ± 0.27 *

4.57 #

Protein : 0.03 Aluminum : 11.41 # Interaction : 2.26

  1. Data are means of six observations ± SEM. * indicates significant difference (p < 0.05) in comparison to respective control. # indicates calculated F is higher than the critical F (α = 0.05).