Effect of diazepam treatment on Tetrahymena

 

 

(Darvas, Zs., Swydan, R.,  Csaba, G.: Influence of benzodiazepine (diazepam) by single and repeated treatment  on the growth of Tetrahymena. Biomed. Biochim. Acta 44, 1725-1728, 1985)

 

                

Group

C/C

C/D

D/C

D/D

value

1.00

1.38

1.59

1.44

+/- s.d.

0.29

0,058

0.34

0.6

 

Values related to C/C (untreated) are significant. C/D=treated with 10-7 diazepam at 72 h. D/C=treated with diazepam at 0 h, measured at 72 h. D/D=treated two times.

 

Conclusions:

       1.Diazepam stimulated the growth of Tetrahymena

2.At the 3rd day the growth rate was higher than at 0 h

3.Second treatment with diazepam did not increase further the growth rate