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Table 1 Analysis of anxiety-like behavior in GSK-3α female KO mice

From: Abnormalities in brain structure and behavior in GSK-3alpha mutant mice

Parameters (Number)

WT (n = 7) females

KO (n = 9) females

WT (n = 14) males

KO (n = 13) males

Passages (n)

1.57 ± 0.94

3.11 ± 1.56

0.42 ± 0.23

1.23 ± 0.52

Risk assessment (n)

3 ± 1.1

5 ± 1.21

4.57 ± 0.75

4.23 ± 0.58

Head dips (n)

10 ± 2.1

7.44 ± 1.16

9.71 ± 1.93

11.54 ± 1.7

Total number

58.14 ± 4.37

59.67 ± 3.2

54.21 ± 3.64

59 ± 4.64

Open (%)

16.56 ± 2.8

10.91 ± 2.67

12.39 ± 2.6

15.51 ± 2.16

Centre (%)

46.55 ± 1.34

45.18 ± 0.69

45.37 ± 0.98

44.31 ± 1.28

Closed (%)

36.89 ± 2.78

43.91 ± 2.62

42.24 ± 2.34

40.17 ± 2.14

Parameters (Time)

WT (n = 7) females

KO (n = 9) females

WT (n = 14) males

KO (n = 13) males

Open (%)

5.5 ± 1.18

2.62 ± 0.81 *

4.47 ± 1.04

5.7 ± 1.2

Centre (%)

25.11 ± 2.21

20.08 ± 1.68

21.39 ± 1.43

20.26 ± 1.72

Closed (%)

69.38 ± 3.14

77.3 ± 2.26 *

74.13 ± 1.78

74.04 ± 2.5

  1. In the elevated plus maze, GSK-3α KO females (n = 9) showed significant increases in the percentage of the time spent in closed arms and decreases in the % of the time spent in the open arms compared with WT females (n = 7) in EPM. Values are mean (± SEM). *p ≤ 0.05.