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. 2013 Apr 29;8(4):e62141. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062141

Table 4. Physiological profiles of the 5 behaviourally-discriminated clusters.

Variables (mean ± SEM) group A; n = 14 group B; n = 14 group C; n = 5 group D; n = 4 group E; n = 3
Plasmatic concentrations
[ACTH] (pg/mL) 23.6±3.3 24.1±3.1 20.3±6.3 14.2±1.6 20.1±6.4
[cortisol] (ng/mL) 114.6±19.2 108.2±16.0 86.1±21.5 127.5±7.2 83±15.2
CSF concentrations (ng/mL) n = 12
[5-HT] 4.5±2.1 3.5±2.4 0.7±0.2 1±0.5 0.6±0.3
[HIAA] 53.6±4.7 51±4.3 55.7±7.7 46.8±4.5 53.6±6.0
[DA] 2.2±0.3 1.5±0.2 1.4±0.4 2.8±0.5 1.8±0.2
[DOPAC] 2.6±0.2 2.2±0.2 2.4±0.2 2.3±0.3 1.9±0.3
[HVA] 54.6±6.4 59.3±7.0 73.5±5.9 41.5±5.9 48.6±10.2
[NE] 2.7±0.7 2±0.3 1.7±0.6 4.5±2.7 1.9±0.2

The mean plasmatic or spinal concentrations (± standard error means) per cluster are reported below for the following measured variables: adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH); cortisol; serotonin (5-HT); 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA); dopamine (DA); homovanillic acid (HVA); 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC); and norepinephrine (NE). No statistical difference was found (see Table S1 for full Kruskal-Wallis statistics).