Table 1:
Behavioural indices in open field test for rats in proestrus, late dioestrus, and after progesterone withdrawal. All values
m
e
a
n
±
S
E
M
. Late dioestrus (LD,
𝑛
=
1
5
), proestrus (Pro,
𝑛
=
2
2
), high progesterone (HP,
𝑛
=
7
).
Measure
Group
LD
Pro
HP
Total distance travelled (cm)
3
8
2
7
±
2
2
8
3
7
3
7
±
2
0
5
4
3
2
8
±
2
0
8
Average speed (
c
m
s
−
1
)
1
2
.
8
5
±
0
.
7
6
1
2
.
9
1
±
0
.
7
0
1
4
.
4
5
±
0
.
7
0
Time in central zone (%)
2
.
5
6
±
0
.
5
1
1
.
9
6
±
0
.
2
5
2
.
8
2
±
0
.
5
6
Time in middle zone (%)
1
0
.
0
0
±
1
.
9
8
7
.
7
4
±
1
.
4
2
6
.
7
5
±
0
.
9
4
Time in outer zone (%)
8
6
.
6
0
±
2
.
2
4
8
9
.
0
9
±
1
.
7
3
9
0
.
8
5
±
1
.
4
3
Number of central zone re-entries
4
.
2
5
±
0
.
6
4
4
.
1
0
±
0
.
6
2
3
.
5
7
±
0
.
5
7
Time rearing (%)
1
8
.
5
3
±
2
.
3
5
1
9
.
1
3
±
2
.
0
1
1
4
.
1
3
±
1
.
2
6
Time freezing (%)
0
.
3
0
±
0
.
3
0
0
.
5
4
±
0
.
4
4
n/a
Time grooming (%)
7
.
6
8
±
1
.
5
1
6
.
4
8
±
1
.
4
8
4
.
9
3
±
1
.
3
8