Table 1:

Statistical table

Data structureTestExact p valueN
aSpine densityTwo-factor, btw (treatment) and win (day)rANOVATreatment: p = 6 × 10−7; day: p = 0.40; interaction: p = 0.3928/25 fields of view for 7 sessions for ket vs saline
bSpine formation rateTwo-factor, btw (treatment) and win (day)rANOVATreatment: p = 0.03; day: p = 0.001; interaction: p = 0.0358/97 fields of view for 3 sessions for ket vs saline
cSpine elimination rateTwo-factor, btw (treatment) and win (day)rANOVATreatment: p = 0.9; day: p = 0.003; interaction: p = 0.958/97 fields of view for 3 sessions for ket vs saline
dSpine formation rateTwo-factor, btw (treatment) and win (day)rANOVATreatment: p = 2 × 10−4; day: p = 0.5; interaction: p = 0.0828/25 fields of view for 7 sessions for ket vs saline
eSpine elimination rateTwo-factor, btw (treatment) and win (day)rANOVATreatment: p = 0.1; day: p = 0.001; interaction: p = 0.0728/25 fields of view for 7 sessions for ket vs saline
fField of view fractionNormally distributedχ2 testp = 0.00558/97 fields of view for ket vs saline
gSpine densityTwo-factor, btw (treatment) and win (day)rANOVATreatment: p = 0.007; day: p = 0.87; interaction: p = 0.988/8 mice for ket vs saline
hSpine formation rateTwo-factor, btw (treatment) and win (day)rANOVATreatment: p = 0.07; day: p = 0.20; interaction: p = 0.698/8 mice for ket vs saline
iSpine elimination rateTwo-factor, btw (treatment) and win (day)rANOVATreatment: p = 0.64; day: p = 0.23; interaction: p = 0.628/8 mice for ket vs saline
jPersistent fractionNormally distributedTwo-tailed t testp = 0.328/25 fields of view for ket vs saline
kPersistent fractionNormally distributedTwo-tailed paired t testp = 0.00728 fields of view for ket
mPersistent fractionNormally distributedTwo-tailed paired t testp = 0.00228 fields of view for ket
nPersistent fractionNormally distributedTwo-tailed paired t testp = 0.125 fields of view for saline
oPersistent fractionNormally distributedTwo-tailed paired t testp = 0.925 fields of view for saline
pSpine head lengthNormally distributedTwo-tailed paired t testp = 0.02328/328 new vs existing spines
qSpine head widthNormally distributedTwo-tailed paired t testp = 3 × 10−5328/328 new vs existing spines
rSpine head lengthCumulative fractionsTwo-sample Kolmogorov–Smirnov testp = 9 × 10−6328/328 new vs existing spines
sSpine head widthCumulative fractionsTwo-sample Kolmogorov–Smirnov testp = 4 × 10−4328/328 new vs existing spines
tSpine head lengthCumulative fractionsTwo-sample Kolmogorov–Smirnov testp = 0.961/328 spines for pre-ket vs post-ket
uSpine head lengthCumulative fractionsTwo-sample Kolmogorov–Smirnov testp = 0.0961/328 spines for pre-ket vs post-ket
vSpine head widthCumulative fractionsTwo-sample Kolmogorov–Smirnov testp = 0.261/328 spines for pre-ket vs post-ket
wSpine head widthCumulative fractionsTwo-sample Kolmogorov–Smirnov testp = 0.561/328 spines for pre-ket vs post-ket
xDendrite lengthTwo-factor, btw (treatment) and win (day)rANOVATreatment: p = 1 × 10−12; day: p = 0.02; interaction: p = 0.0228/25 fields of view for 7 sessions for ket vs saline
yDendrite length and formation rateTwo variables: binary (with or without branch loss) and continuous (formation rate)Regression coefficientp = 0.228 fields of view for ket
zDendrite length and elimination rateTwo variables: binary (with or without branch loss) and continuous (elimination rate)Regression coefficientp = 0.328 fields of view for ket
aaBranch width of imaged dendritic segmentsNormally distributedTwo-tailed t testp = 0.44117 stable and 16 retracted dendritic segments
abDendrite lengthTwo-factor, btw (treatment) and win (day)rANOVATreatment: p = 0.003; day: p = 0.69; interaction: p = 0.698/8 mice for ket vs saline
acChange in dendritic spine densityNon-parametricWilcoxon ranked-sump = 18/8 mice for ket vs saline
adChange in dendritic spine densityNon-parametricWilcoxon ranked-sump = 0.35 female and 11 male mice
aeChange in dendritic spine densityTwo continuous variablesRegression coefficientp = 0.816 mice
afChange in dendritic spine densityTwo continuous variablesRegression coefficientp = 0.816 mice
agChange in dendritic spine densityTwo continuous variablesRegression coefficientp = 0.1616 mice
  • rANOVA, repeated measures ANOVA; btw, between-factor of the ANOVA; win, within-factor of the ANOVA; ket, ketamine administration; saline, saline administration.