Matcha Reduced Anxious Behavior in Mice (IMAGE)
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An "elevated plus maze" test was carried out one hour after mice drank water or Matcha green tea. (A) Mouse movement trajectory, (B) & (C) Percentage of time spent and distance traveled (cm) of mice in the open arms of the elevated plus maze test respectively. The mice that drank Matcha green tea had high scores for each evaluation item, meaning that their anxious behavior was reduced.
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Dr. Yuki Kurauchi
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Reprinted from Journal of Functional Foods, Vol. 59, Yuki Kurauchi, Hari Prasad Devkota, Kengo Hori, Yuiko Nishihara, Akinori Hisatsune, Takahiro Seki, and Hiroshi Katsuki, Anxiolytic activities of Matcha tea powder, extracts, and fractions in mice: Contribution of dopamine D1 receptor- and serotonin 5-HT<sub>1A</sub> receptor-mediated mechanisms, pp.301-308, 2019, with permission from Elsevier.
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