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CC Cinzia Citti
PL Pasquale Linciano
FR Fabiana Russo
LL Livio Luongo
MI Monica Iannotta
SM Sabatino Maione
AL Aldo Laganà
AC Anna Laura Capriotti
FF Flavio Forni
MV Maria Angela Vandelli
GG Giuseppe Gigli
GC Giuseppe Cannazza
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The bar test was used for the evaluation of catalepsy. The bar was a 40 cm in length and 0.4 cm in diameter glass rod, which was horizontally elevated by 5 cm above the surface. Both forelimbs of the mouse were positioned on the bar and its hind legs on the floor of the cage, ensuring that the mouse was not lying down on the floor. The chronometer was stopped when the mouse descended from the bar (i.e., when the two forepaws touched the floor) or when 10 min had elapsed (i.e., cut-off time). Catalepsy was measured as the time duration each mouse held the elevated bar by both its forelimbs (latency for moving in seconds).

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