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Table 1 Body weight, food/fluid intake, and locomotor activity in the open field of wild-type (WT, n = 7), Tg (n = 6) and Tg + MgT (n = 6) mice and the velocity in the water maze task of WT, Tg and Tg + MgT mice at age of 7 months (n = 9, 13, 9; respectively) and 15 months (n = 9, 7, 6; respectively)

From: Elevation of brain magnesium prevents synaptic loss and reverses cognitive deficits in Alzheimer’s disease mouse model

Group of mice

Body weight (g)

Food intake (g/day)

Fluid intake(ml/day)

Locomotor activity in the open field

Velocity in the water maze (cm/s)

Velocity (cm/s)

Distance travelled (cm)

7 months old

15 months old

WT

42.84 ± 3.92

4.08 ± 0.61

7.16 ± 0.26

5.72 ± 0.75

3403.99 ± 443.13

11.2 ± 1.1

12.9 ± 2.6

Tg

40.87 ± 10.80

3.41 ± 1.48

6.83 ± 0.71

4.34 ± 0.48

2573.52 ± 286.99

9.9 ± 1.1

11.1 ± 1.9

Tg + MgT

39.73 ± 3.57

3.69 ± 0.74

6.25 ± 1.00

5.03 ± 0.32

2954.00 ± 159.68

10.8 ± 1.5

11.8 ± 2.4

  1. On way ANOVA revealed no significant differences among the three groups of mice. Data presented as mean ± SD.