Research Article

Tualang Honey Attenuates Noise Stress-Induced Memory Deficits in Aged Rats

Table 1

Effects of stress and honey treatment on serum corticosterone and adrenocorticotropic hormone levels.

No stressNo stress + honeyStressStress + honey

Corticosterone level (ng/mL)68.75 ± 2.8865.68 ± 2.3573.82 ± 2.3165.90 ± 1.84
Adrenocorticotropic hormone level (pg/mL)95.90 ± 4.1082.43 ± 4.35113.78 ± 4.7291.75 ± 3.40

The values are expressed as mean ± SEM. Significant main effects of loud noise stress (). Significant main effects of honey treatment (). Significant difference between no stress and stress control (). Significant difference between stress control and stress treated with honey ().