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Journal of Wood Science

Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 2 Effects of L. cubeba fruit oil on locomotor activity of mice in the open-field test

From: Neuropharmacological activities of fruit essential oil from Litsea cubeba Persoon

Treatment (mg/kg, p.o.)

Total distance travelled (cm)

Speed (cm/s)

Time spent immobile (s)

Control

3802.3 ± 381.9

13.25 ± 1.22

26.16 ± 5.9

Fruit oil (100)

3002.4 ± 790.0*

9.98 ± 3.13*

26.72 ± 11.59

Fruit oil (300)

2906.5 ± 325.1*

10.12 ± 1.02*

26.58 ± 4.94

Fruit oil (500)

2809.0 ± 452.9*

10.18 ± 1.99*

26.78 ± 3.07

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD from 10 animals. Observations were made 60 min after oral administration of vehicle (control) or fruit oil of L. cubeba
  2. * P < 0.05 compared with vehicle-treated controls
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