Table 3

Descriptive statistics and statistical parameters from three-way repeated-measures ANOVA for GnRH neuron excitability (Fig. 3)

Descriptive statistics number of APs (mean ± SEM)
Current (pA)3-week controls3-week PNAAdult controlsAdult PNA
00.0 ± 0.00.0 ± 0.00.0 ± 0.00.0 ± 0.0
50.0 ± 0.00.0 ± 0.00.0 ± 0.00.0 ± 0.0
100.0 ± 0.00.0 ± 0.00.2 ± 0.120.1 ± 013
150.1 ± 0.140.2 ± 0.151.1 ± 0.500.7 ± 0.30
200.8 ± 0.350.8 ± 0.402.3 ± 0.752.0 ± 0.56
252.3 ± 0.701.8 ± 0.564.3 ± 1.093.8 ± 0.71
303.6 ± 0.844.0 ± 0.576.2 ± 1.365.6 ± 0.88
355.9 ± 1.106.1 ± 0.638.0 ± 1.457.2 ± 0.90
407.7 ± 1.007.8 ± 0.689.7 ± 1.518.8 ± 0.94
Three-way repeated-measures ANOVATwo-way (age)Two-way (treatment)
Current (pA)F(8,408) = 176.9; p < 0.0001F(1.341,71.06) = 183.1; p < 0.0001F(1.348,71.46) = 173.9; p < 0.0001
AgeF(1,51) = 4.515; p = 0.0385F(1,53) = 4.478; p = 0.0391
TreatmentF(1,51) = 0.1273; p = 0.7227F(1,53) = 0.02802; p = 0.8677
Current × ageF(8,408) = 2.977; p = 0.0030F(8,424) = 2.974; p = 0.0030
Current × treatmentF(8,408) = 0.120; p = 0.9984F(8,424) = 0.06764; p = 0.9998
Age × treatmentF(1,51) = 0.1738; p = 0.1738
Current × age × treatmentF(8,408) = 0.228; p = 0.9857
Bonferroni of age-consolidated dataThree weeks (CON and PNA) vs adult (CON and PNA)
0, 5, 10, 15 pAp > 0.9999
20 pAp = 0.3820
25 pAp = 0.0302
30 pAp = 0.0169
35 pAp = 0.1481
40 pAp = 0.3349
  • Bold indicates p < 0.05.