Research Article

Comparative Effect of Lisinopril and Fosinopril in Mitigating Learning and Memory Deficit in Scopolamine-Induced Amnesic Rats

Table 5

Effects of lisinopril and fosinopril in the probe trial on day 5 of Morris water maze test.

TreatmentLatency to enter the target quadrant (sec)Total time spent in target quadrant (sec)

Control 14.59 ± 1.54 26.11 ± 0.54
Saline control17.11 ± 1.6229.20 ± 1.66
Scopolamine27.48 ± 2.00b12.58 ± 0.42b
Lisinopril (0.225 mg/kg) + scopolamine23.90 ± 1.37b12.28 ± 0.37b
Lisinopril (0.45 mg/kg) + scopolamine22.83 ± 1.96b14.75 ± 0.96b
Fosinopril (0.90 mg/kg) + scopolamine22.29 ± 1.91b14.37 ± 0.91b
Fosinopril (1.80 mg/kg) + scopolamine 20.18 ± 0.85 19.25 ± 1.85

Comparison between control, scopolamine, lisinopril, and fosinopril treated groups in the probe trial of Morris water maze test in which no platform was present. Values are mean ± SE, versus scopolamine (), versus scopolamine (), versus control (), and versus control ().