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Table 2 Statistical tests for independent sample analyses

From: Nk3R blockade has sex-divergent effects on memory in mice

Between-subjects variables

Snedecor’s F

p-value

df

Value

Preference test

 Sex

1,24

0.057

0.813

 Object

1,24

0.072

0.791

 Sex × Object

1,24

0.072

0.791

Familiarization (5 mg/kg)

 Sex

1,56

0.000

1.000

 Object

1,56

0.031

0.860

 Treatment

1,56

0.000

1.000

 Sex × Object

1,56

0.359

0.552

 Sex × Treatment

1,56

0.000

1.000

 Object × Treatment

1,56

1.128

0.293

 Sex × Object × Treatment

1,56

0.006

0.939

NOR test (5 mg/kg)

 Sex

1,28

1.748

0.197

 Treatment

1,28

0.227

0.603

 Sex × Treatment

1,28

0.002

0.965

Familiarization (10 mg/kg)

 Sex

1,5

0.000

1.000

 Object

1,5

0.000

1.000

 Treatment

1,5

0.103

0.749

 Sex × Object

1,5

0.091

0.764

 Sex × Treatment

1,5

0.000

1.000

 Object × Treatment

1,5

1.638

0.206

 Sex × Object × Treatment

1,5

2.651

0.110

NOR test (10 mg/kg)

 Sex

1,25

10.595

0.003

 Treatment

1,25

0.022

0.884

 Sex × Treatment

1,25

17.128

0.000

 Treatment in males

1,25

9.496

0.005

 Treatment in females

1,25

7.714

0.010

Nk3R expression

 Sex

1,43

7.770

0.008

 Area

5,44

1.631

0.257

 Sex × Area

5,44

0.768

0.758

ERα expression

 Sex

1,47

7.001

0.011

 Area

5,47

1.789

0.133

 Sex × Area

5,47

1.326

0.270

ERβ expression

 Sex

1,41

115.275

0.000

 Area

5,41

28.389

0.000

 Sex × Area

5,41

26.475

0.000

 Sex in CA1

1,41

21.410

0.000

 Sex in CA3

1,41

0.001

0.973

 Sex in DG

1,41

98.405

0.000

 Sex in CG

1,41

105.908

0.000

 Sex in IL

1,41

0.000

0.985

 Sex in PrL

1,41

0.029

0.866

AR expression

 Sex

1,42

1.388

0.245

 Area

5,42

9.144

0.000

 Sex × Area

5,42

0.475

0.793

 CG vs rest of areas

Bonferroni correction

0.000

Nk3R–GPAR positive cells

 Sex

1,60

8.402

0.005

 Area

5,60

0.688

0.635

 Sex × Area

5,60

0.717

0.613

Nk3R–GPER positive cells

 Sex

1,60

290.103

0.000

 Area

5,60

1.609

0.171

 Sex × Area

5,60

3.810

0.005

 Sex in CA1

1,10

0.001

0.972

 Sex in CA3

1,10

0.274

0.612

 Sex in DG

1,10

2.906

0.119

 Sex in CG

1,10

3.929

0.076

 Sex in IL

1,10

3.929

0.076

 Sex in PrL

1,10

5.033

0.049

  1. Two or three-way ANOVAs were performed to assess statistical significance for independent sample analyses. Significant main effects and interactions between main effects are indicated in italic. Bonferroni post hoc analysis was used to assess significance between categories of a significant multiple-category main effect