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. 2012 Oct 17;7(10):e47623. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047623

Table 1. Comparison of PPP1CC2 levels, testis weight, sperm number and morphology between transgenic rescue lines and control animals.

Transgenic lines Normalized PPP1CC2 levels compared to Ppp1cc +/− level Mean testis weight± SEM (in mg) Mean Sperm number± SEM×107/ml Sperm Morphology
Total number of sperm counted Normal (%)± SEM Defective (%)± SEM
Ppp1cc +/− n = 2, 1c n = 10; 114.4±1.9c n = 6; 3.9±0.3b n = 1; 368 95 5c
Ppp1cc −/− no expression n = 6; 68.4±5.4a
eTg-F10 n = 2; 0.125a n = 3; 110.5±1.9b,c n = 3; 2.1±0.8a n = 2; 323 32±2.8 68±2.8a,b
pTg-M3 n = 2; 0.125a n = 2; 79.9±2.9a,b n = 2; 1.4±0.05a n = 2; 981 47±1.2 53±1.2a,b
eTg-M7 n = 2; 0.25a,b n = 8; 107.4±4.6b,c n = 5; 1.7±0. 9a n = 2; 566 24±9.9 76±9.9a
eTg-F1 n = 5; 0.5a,b,c n = 9; 102.7±2.9a,b n = 5; 2.6±0.5a,b n = 3; 1194 75±0.2 25±0.2a,b,c
pTg-M26 n = 3; 0.75b,c n = 5; 108.2±4.2b,c n = 4; 3.7±0.3a,b n = 2; 986 88±2.3 12+2.3b,c
pTg-M30 n = 3; 1c n = 4; 108.2±0.5b,c n = 3; 3.7±0.5a,b n = 2; 431 94±1.1 6±1.1c

The Kruskal-Wallis non-parametric one-way ANOVA by rank was performed and results were analyzed post-hoc by Dunn’s procedure for performing two-tailed multiple pair wise comparisons. Differences were considered significant if p<0.05 at a confidence interval of 95%.

a, b, c… denote significantly different groups.

SEM denotes Standard Error of the Mean.

n denotes number of samples/group.