Table 3 The Effect of daily pretreatment with frankincense oil (1000 mg/kg/day for 5 days) on the levels of serotonin (5-HT), norepinephrine (NE) and dopamine (DA) in the cortex and striatum in rat model of SE

Cortex

5-HT

(μg/g)

4.32^a ± 0.09 (8)

3.48^b ± 0.11 (7)

3.71^b ± 0.22 (7)

NE

(μg/g)

0.34^a ± 0.01 (7)

0.34^a ± 0.01 (6)

0.32^a ± 0.01 (8)

DA

(μg/g)

1.81^a ± 0.12 (8)

1.39^b ± 0.04 (7)

1.53^ab ± 0.10 (7)

Striatum

5-HT

(μg/g)

11.31^a ± 0.81 (8)

7.41^b ± 0.61 (7)

9.67 ^a ± 0.62 (8)

NE

(μg/g)

0.96^a ± 0.07 (8)

0.68^b ± 0.04 (7)

0.91^a ± 0.09 (6)

DA

(μg/g)

4.71^a ± 0.17 (7)

3.80^b ± 0.15 (6)

3.59^b ± 0.16 (8)