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Table 7 Effect of chronic exposure to two types of gasoline vapour on the number of aggressive behaviour in male rats.

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

 

Parameter

GROUP

Number of aggression events

 

Tooth chattering

Threat posture

Leaping and biting

Boxing position

Control

1.2 ± 0.33

1.1 ± 0.31

0.9 ± 0.35

0.8 ± 0.25

Leaded gasoline

3.7 ± 0.63 a*

3.9 ± 0.43 a**

3.7 ± 0.58 a**

2.7 ± 0.47 a*

Unleaded gasoline

4 ± 0.87 a*

3.6 ± 0.87 a*

3.4 ± 0.70 a*

3.2 ± 0.74 a**

  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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