Table 2.

Summary results comparing the amplitude of the changes obtained after treatment with PACAP by either Q-RT-PCR or microarray analysis

Genes	Microarray results Average ± SEM	Q-RT-PCR results Average ± SEM	Microarray versus Q-RT-PCR
Immediate early response 3	15.9 ± 0.9	38.6 ± 3.4	***
Regulator of G-protein signaling 2	14.8 ± 5.1	32.3 ± 1.8	**
Ornithine decarboxylase	11.1 ± 1.5	7.9 ± 0.4	NS
Growth arrest specific 1	4.5 ± 0.4	8.7 ± 0.4	**
Protein tyrosine phosphatase 4a1	4.0 ± 0.4	4.6 ± 0.1	NS
Villin 2	2.9 ± 0.3	2.8 ± 0.1	NS

^***p < 0.001;

^**p < 0.01, significantly higher in Q-RT-PCR determination versus microarray measurements.

NS, not significantly different in Q-RT-PCR determination versus microarray measurements.