A comparative study of the effect of the dose and exposure duration of anabolic androgenic steroids on behavior, cholinergic regulation, and oxidative stress in rats
Fig 5
Submissive behavior of rats (n = 10) treated intramuscularly with vehicle (olive oil, 0.2 ml), boldenone (BOL), or stanazolol (ST) once a week according to Protocol I (4 weeks, 5 mg/kg), Protocol II (8 weeks, 2.5 mg/kg), or Protocol III (12 weeks, 1.25 mg/kg). Submissive behavior time for Protocol I (A), II (B), and III (C) and submissive behavior events for Protocol I (D), II (E), and III (F). *Denotes significant difference from the vehicle group. # Denotes significant difference between BOL and ST groups.