Research Article
Testing Homeopathy in Mouse Emotional Response Models: Pooled Data Analysis of Two Series of Studies
Table 1
Features of the two series of experiments testing Gelsemium s. on mouse behaviour.
| | | Series no. 1 | Series no. 2 |
| Mouse producer | | Harlan | Charles River | Housing | | 4/cage | 2/cage | Light/dark cycle | | Light during day (h 7–19) | Light during day (h 7–19) | Drug administration | | 0.3 mL/day for 8 days, i.p. | 0.3 mL/day for 8 days, i.p. | Test sequence | | 1st day: light-dark 2nd day: open field | 1st day: open field 2nd day: light-dark | Test schedule | | 30 min–320 min after last drug administration | 30 min–90 min after last injection | Number of complete experiments | Control (solvent) | 8 | 6 | | Diazepam | 5 | 1 | | Buspirone | n.t. | 5 | | Gels 4C | n.t. | 6 | | Gels 5C | 8 | 6 | | Gels 7C | 3 | 6 | | Gels 9C | n.t. | 6 | | Gels 30C | 2 | 6 |
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