| Control | Depressed rat model | % D | Depressed rats treated with caffeine | %D | p value | |
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Cortex | Serotonin | 0.166a ± 0.027 (6) | 0.074b ± 0.008 (7) | − 55.30 | 0.104b ± 0.013 (7) | − 37.34 | 009 |
Norepinephrine | 0.155a ± 0.004 (6) | 0.129b ± 0.003 (7) | − 14.57 | 0.160a ± 0.009 (7) | 5.96 | 0.028 | |
Dopamine | 0.904a ± 0.074 (6) | 0.713a ± 0.066 (6) | − 21.12 | 0.850a ± 0.052 (7) | − 5.97 | 0.151 | |
Hippocampus | Serotonin | 0.526a ± 0.074 (6) | 0.231b ± 0.031 (6) | − 48.20 | 0.581a ± 0.087 (6) | 10.45 | 0.008 |
Norepinephrine | 0.477a ± 0.095 (6) | 0.258b ± 0.030 (6) | − 45.91 | 0.537a ± 0.081 (6) | 12.57 | 0.026 | |
Dopamine | 1.220a ± 0.078 (6) | 0.790b ± 0.043 (6) | − 35.24 | 1.468a ± 0.073 (6) | 20.32 | 0.004 |