Fig. 1

Total number of rotations (mean ± SEM) induced by apomorphine (0.5 mg/kg, i.p.) 1 week following the surgery over a period of 60 min under experimental groups (n = 10 rats per group). Note that the positive values indicate turns contralateral to the side of lesion. *P < 0.001, **P < 0.0001 versus the sham group, ρ; P < 0.05 versus 6-OHDA group. 6-OHDA 6-hydroxydopamine, 6-OHDA+AO 6-hydroxydopamine plus Althaea officinalis extract