**5.8 Comparison of the elevated plus maze test's stretch attend posture (SAPEPM) frequency in the various experimental groups**

The mean ± SEM SAP frequency for the control, CdCl2 (14 days), CdCl2 (28 days), CdCl2 + Zinc, and CdCl2 + Vitamin E groups were 7.60 ± 1.54, 11.00 ± 1.26, 13.00 ± 1.65, 7.00 ± 1.64, and 4.00 ± 0.71, respectively.

The findings showed that there was no discernible change in the SAP frequency between the CdCl2 group and the control group. In contrast to the CdCl2 group, the SAP frequency in the CdCl2 + Vitamin E group was considerably lower (p < 0.05) (see **Table 2**).
