... movement Table 1: showing the number of revolutions performed by each mouse Mouse A Mouse B Mouse C Mouse D Mouse E 1 44 20 8 55 58 2 43 22 3 66 59 3 51 18 2 45 65 4 46 13 7 46 69 5 42 23 6 50 55 Mean 45.2 19.2 5.2 52.4 61.2 S.D 3.56 3.96 2.59 8.56 5.67 S.E.M 1.89 1.99 1.61 2.93 2.38 Graph 1: showing the mean number of revolutions performed by each mouse The graph shows that the administration of reserpine causes a large decrease in the mean number of revolutions performed by the mouse. The control mouse (A) performed an average of 45.20 revolutions, but the mouse that was tested 2 hours after reserpine administration (B) only performed an average of 19.20 revolutions, which is a marked reduction. The mean number of revolutions performed by the mouse tested 3 hours after administration (C) was 5.20, which is an even greater reduction in comparison to the control mouse (A). The mouse that received L-DOPA performed an average of 52.4 revolutions, which represents a small increase over the average performed by the control mouse (A). There was a somewhat large increase in locomotor activity by the mouse ...

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