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Table 6 Correlation between serum levels of neurochemical markers and anxiety-like behaviour in the OFT

From: Social isolation induces sexually aggressive behaviour in male Wistar rats

Neurochemical marker

OFT outer zone time

OFT centre zone time

Correlation coefficient

P-value

Correlation coefficient

P-value

Testosterone @

-0.157

0.4237

0.126

0.5230

Serotonin #

0.003

0.9871

0.093

0.6393

Corticosterone @

0.369

0.0535

-0.409

0.0305*

Oxytocin @

-0.571

0.0015**

0.630

0.0003***

AVP #

0.524

0.0042**

-0.580

0.0012**

CRH @

-0.661

0.0001***

0.631

0.0003***

  1. #Parametric data report Pearson’s r and @ non-parametric data report Spearman’s rho. AVP = arginine vasopressin, CRH = corticotropin-releasing hormone. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001
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BMC Neuroscience

ISSN: 1471-2202

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