In rat pups treated daily on postnatal days 8-21, semax increased exploratory activity at the age of four to eight weeks.
In plain wordsIn rats, semax given after birth raised exploring behaviour at four to eight weeks of age.
- Peptide
- Semax
- Outcome
- IncreaseExploratory activity
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
- Outcome group
- Anxiety and mood · Nervous system and cognition
- Studied dose
- 0.05 mg/kg · intraperitoneal · daily on postnatal days 8-21As given in this study (rat).
Source sentences
At the age of four to eight weeks, Semax-treated rats displayed elevated exploratory activity, decreased anxiety level and improved passive avoidance conditioning.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
The work was carried out in white rat pups.
The peptide (0.05 mg/kg, i/p) was injected daily on the 8th-21st postnatal days.