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Figure 2. Effect of chronic oral administration of a water-alcohol extract of Erythrina velutina (EV) and of diazepam (DZP) on the behavior of rats submitted to the avoidance (panel A) and escape (panel B) tasks of the elevated T-maze. Data are reported as means ± SEM. N = 12 for control, DZP, and 50 and 100 mg/kg EV and N = 11 for 200 mg/kg EV. *P < 0.05 compared to control (Duncan test).