Research Article

Efficacy of Chronic Antidepressant Treatments in a New Model of Extreme Anxiety in Rats

Table 4

Effects of acute diazepam (DZP) treatment (3 mg/kg, IP, , median with limits of interquartile range values). Mann-Whitney U test: * (DZP versus vehicle). Wilcoxon-test: ## (test versus baseline). Data were expressed as median with limits of interquartile range values.

MeasuresBaseline (before treatment)Test (after treatment)
Vehicle ( )DZP ( )Vehicle ( )DZP ( )

Number of jumps13.5 (12–17)15.5 (8–28)15 (10–19)6*## (4–14)
Latency before the first jump (s)15.5 (12–25)23.5 (6–34)11 (6–20)28* (12–78)
Immobility (s)84 (44–129)85.5 (52–120)129.5## (90–176)130## (83–171)