(−)-Epicatechin Prevents Blood Pressure Increase and Reduces Locomotor Hyperactivity in Young Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

Figure 2

Effect of (−)-epicatechin treatment on open-field behavior of spontaneously hypertensive rats. Total distance traveled (a), total immobility (b), distance traveled in the central zone (c), time spent in the central zone (d), relative central zone distance (e), relative central zone time (f), average speed (g), and time spent in the corners (h). Values represent mean ± SEM; for Basal, for Cont, and for Epi. versus Basal values; versus Cont group. Abbreviations: Cont: control group and Epi: (−)-epicatechin-treated group.

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