Antidepressant-Like and Neuroprotective Effects of Ethanol Extract from the Root Bark of Hibiscus syriacus L.

Figure 3

Effects of HSR on plasma levels of corticosterone (a) and brain levels of serotonin (b) in restraint stress-induced mice. Data are the means ± SD (n = 4, corticosterone; n = 3, serotonin). p < 0.0001 vs. the normal group; p < 0.05 and p < 0.0001 vs. the control group.

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