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Table 1 Sex differences in the percentage of Cyp19a1+ cells in different regions

From: Sex differences in distribution and identity of aromatase gene expressing cells in the young adult rat brain

Region

Sex

Descriptives

Mann–Whitney U test

Median

25–75th percentile

N

p

rrb

Nucleus accumbens

M

0.8

0.5–0.8

5

0.421

0.12

F

0.5

0.5–0.6

5

Caudate putamen

M

0.5

0.2–0.5

5

0.889

− 0.44

F

0.5

0.5–0.7

5

BNST

All

M

1.8

1.2–2.9

6

0.047

0.61

F

1

0.6–1.3

6

STMA

M

3.1

2.3–5.0

6

0.032

0.67

F

1.2

1.0–1.9

6

STMP

M

2.4

0.7–2.5

5

0.026

0.73

F

0.3

0.2–0.5

6

STMV

M

0.8

0.7–0.9

6

0.294

0.22

F

0.7

0.4–1.0

6

STD

M

0.8

0.4–14.5

6

0.409

0.11

F

1.2

0.4–2.8

6

STLP

M

1

0.8–1.2

6

0.242

0.28

F

0.7

0.4–1.2

6

STLI

M

0.7

0.3–1.1

6

0.287

0.22

F

0.4

0.1–1.8

6

STLD

M

0.7

0.5–0.9

6

0.294

0.22

F

0.6

0.1–1.0

6

STLV

M

0.4

0.2–0.6

6

0.650

− 0.11

F

0.6

0.2–1.1

6

Hypothalamic regions

All

M

1.4

0.9–2.5

6

0.047*

0.61

F

0.8

0.4–1.1

6

MnPO

M

0.6

0.3–.5

6

0.350

0.17

F

0.6

0.2–1.2

6

MPA

M

1.6

1.0–2.3

6

0.047

0.61

F

0.7

0.3–1.3

6

MPOL

M

1.2

0.7–2.7

6

0.197

0.33

F

0.8

0.3–1.4

6

MPOM

M

1.3

0.9–5.7

6

0.197

0.33

F

1.2

0.4–2.1

6

Pe

M

0.4

0.3–1.0

6

0.374

0.14

F

0.3

0.2–1.2

6

VMH

M

0.7

0.6–1.3

6

0.021

0.72

F

0.4

0.4–0.5

6

VLPO

M

0.4

0.4–1.6

5

0.324

0.20

F

0.6

0.1–1.0

6

VMPO

M

0.4

0.3–2.2

6

0.409

0.11

F

0.9

0.2–1.6

6

CA2/3 fields of hippocampus

M

2

1.2–2.7

6

0.008*

0.83

F

0.6

0.5–0.7

6

Amygdala

All

M

1.5

1.0–1.6

6

0.004*

0.89

F

0.6

0.5–0.7

6

Medial nucleus

All

M

3.8

2.2 -5.4

6

0.004*

0.89

F

1.1

0.7–1.5

6

MeAD

M

0.5

0.5–0.6

6

0.021*

0.72

F

0.2

0.1–0.4

6

MeAV

M

0.7

0.6–0.8

6

0.005*

1

F

0.2

0.2–0.3

4

MePV

M

1.4

0.9–2.4

6

0.013*

0.78

F

0.6

0.4–0.7

6

MePD

M

7.1

3.4–10.0

6

0.008*

0.83

F

1.6

1.0–2.4

6

Cortical nucleus

M

1

0.6–1.6

6

0.242

0.28

F

0.8

0.5–1.1

6

Basal nucleus

M

0.6

0.4–0.7

6

0.12

0.44

F

0.4

0.2–0.5

6

Central nucleus

M

0.3

0.3–0.5

6

0.531

0

F

0.4

0.2–0.6

6

Lateral nucleus

M

0.6

0.4–0.8

6

0.090

0.50

F

0.4

0.2–0.5

6

Intraamygdaloid division of BNST

M

0.9

0.8–0.9

6

0.047

0.61

F

0.3

0.1–0.6

6

Amygdalo-hippocampal area

All

M

1.7

1.2–2.1

6

0.013*

0.78

F

0.6

0.4–0.9

6

AHiAL

M

2.1

1.5–2.2

6

0.002*

0.94

F

0.5

0.5–0.7

6

AHiPL

M

0.3

0.2–0.9

4

0.548

0

F

0.4

0.3–0.5

5

AHiPM

M

2

1.4–2.7

4

0.143

0.50

F

0.5

0.5–1.6

5

  1. The sex differences in the main regions of interest and their sub-regions are presented as the percentage of number of Cyp19a1+ nuclei throughout the male and female rat brain. p: uncorrected p-value of the Mann–Whitney U test, bold indicates an uncorrected p < 0.05, an asterisk indicates a significant p-value after correction for multiple comparison by false discovery rate. rrb: effect size based on rank-biserial correlation. AHiAL: anterolateral part; AHiPL: posterolateral part; AHiPM: posteromedial part; MeAD: anterodorsal part; MeAV: anteroventral part; MePD: posterodorsal part; MePV: posteroventral part; MnPO: median preoptic nucleus; MPA: medial preoptic area; MPOL: medial preoptic nucleus, lateral part; MPOM: medial preoptic nucleus, medial part; Pe: periventricular hypothalamic nucleus; STD: dorsal part; STLD: lateral division, dorsal part; STLI: lateral division, intermediate part; STLJ: lateral division, juxtacapsular part; STLP: lateral division, posterior part; STLV: lateral division, ventral part; STMA: medial division, anterior part; STMP: medial division, posterior part; STMV: medial division, ventral part; VLPO: ventrolateral preoptic nucleus; VMH: ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus; VMPO: ventromedial preoptic nucleus
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Biology of Sex Differences

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