Metabonomic Study on the Antidepressant-Like Effects of Banxia Houpu Decoction and Its Action Mechanism

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(a) Effect of BHD on forced swimming test after six weeks of CUMS. Each column represented as the mean ± SEM (𝑛=10--12). ^##𝑃<0.01 as compared with control group; *𝑃<0.05, compared with model group. (b) and (c) Effects of BHD on locomotor activity of rats after CUMS. (b) Number of rearings during the 5 min session. (c) Number of crossings during the 5 min session. Each column represented as the mean ± SEM (𝑛=10--12). ^##𝑃<0.01 as compared with control group; *𝑃<0.05, compared with model group. (d) Sucrose preference of rats after six weeks of CUMS. Percentage of sucrose preference was measured for a period of 1 h, after the 23 h food and water deprivation. Each column represented as the mean ± SEM (𝑛=10–12). ^##𝑃<0.01 as compared with control group; *𝑃<0.05, compared with model group.

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