Effects of Chailong Jieyu Pill on Behavior, Monoamine Neurotransmitters, and Corticosteroid Receptors in a Rat Model of Anxiety Disorder

Table 4

Comparison of monoamine neurotransmitter contents in rats of each group (mean ± SD, ng/mL, n = 40).

Group	5-Hydroxytryptamine	Dopamine	Norepinephrine
Blank control	2.285±0.445	5.578±0.618	12.44±0.638
Model	4.115±0.459	7.568±0.438	15.462±1.157
Citalopram	2.754±0.225	6.084±0.528^▲▲	13.790±0.986
Low-dose Chailong Jieyu Pill	3.456±0.284	6.615±1.171	14.077±0.829
High-dose Chailong Jieyu Pill	3.494±0.106	6.781±0.863	14.045±1.263

P < 0.05, P < 0.01, versus blank control group; ^▲P < 0.05, ^▲▲P < 0.01, versus model group; ^○○P < 0.01, citalopram group.