Anxiolytic and Antidepressant Effects of Maerua angolensis DC. Stem Bark Extract in Mice

Figure 12

Performance of mice in the FST: behavioural assessment including immobility and swimming duration (a, d, g), climbing duration (b, e, h), and latency to immobility (c, f, i) after acute treatment with MAE (100-1000 mg kg⁻¹), imipramine (10-100 mg kg⁻¹), and fluoxetine (3-30 mg kg⁻¹). Data are expressed as group mean ± SEM. Significantly different from control: P<0.05; P<0.01; P <0.001 (one-way ANOVA followed by Sidak post hoc test).

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