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Table 8 Effect of chronic exposure to two types of gasoline vapour on the duration of aggressive behaviour in male rats.

From: Impact of gasoline inhalation on some neurobehavioural characteristics of male rats

  

Parameter

 

Duration of aggression/sec

GROUP

Tooth chattering

Threat posture

Leaping and biting

Boxing position

Control

0.9 ± 0.23

1.5 ± 0.54

1.9 ± 0.72

1 ± 0.42

   Leaded gasoline

4.7 ± 1.1 a**

6 ± 1.2 a*

5.5 ± 1.45

2.2 ± 0.63

   Unleaded gasoline

4.4 ± 0.92 a*

6.2 ± 1.31 a*

5.9 ± 1.50

2.2 ± 0.74

  1. Values are expressed as means ± SE
  2. a: significantly different from the control group.
  3. Asterisks indicate the level of significance (* P < 0.05; ** P 0.01.)
  4. The number of animals was five pairs per ten days.
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BMC Physiology

ISSN: 1472-6793

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