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. 2023 Aug 3;17:1190272. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1190272

TABLE 2C.

Post-hoc t-test results for rough-and-tumble play behavior in pairs of juvenile female HET and WT rats.

     Pair
Session
WT-WT HET-HET
WT HET t-test WT HET t-test
1 15.2 + 2.3 17.6 + 1.7 t18 = 0.856, p = 0.404 21.9 + 1.6 9.3 + 1.1 t18 = 6.642, p < 0.001*
2 27.8 + 3.5 21.6 + 1.4 t18 = 1.653, p = 0.116 25.3 + 1.6 14.7 + 2.5 t18 = 3.556, p = 0.002*
3 32.4 + 4.0 20.0 + 2.2 t18 = 2.726, p = 0.014* 22.6 + 1.7 13.2 + 3.4 t18 = 2.472, p = 0.024*
     Pair
Session
WT-HET HET-WT
WT HET t-test WT HET t-test
1 21.0 + 2.0 13.6 + 1.5 t18 = 2.971, p = 0.008* 16.7 + 2.3 17.1 + 2.7 t18 = 0.106, p = 0.916
2 26.3 + 1.4 21.5 + 2.7 t18 = 1.601, p = 0.127 22.6 + 2.6 23.8 + 2.5 t18 = 0.330, p = 0.746
3 21.3 + 1.6 22.0 + 3.4 t18 = 0.188, p = 0.853 24.8 + 3.1 21.2 + 1.4 t18 = 1.085, p = 0.292

Data are pooled for genotype of the cage mate and are shown as the mean seconds spent playing per minute + SEM.

*Indicates a significant difference of p < 0.050. Section “3.1.2.1. Effects of the First Play Partner on Rough-and-Tumble Play Across Sessions.”