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. 2014 Dec 28;6(12):1076–1093. doi: 10.18632/aging.100712

Table 2. Parameters of female locomotion in the control, stcP, and rev3 lines.

Direction of motion Age of females, days Line No of vials 1 Mean No of intersections 2 (s. e.) Median No of intersections P values for comparisons with stcP line
t test Kruskal-Wallis test
Horizontal 1 Control 16 171 (47) 116.5 0.3320 0.2662
stcP 16 237 (49) 163.5
20 Control 20 564 (35) 536 0.1259 0.0909
stcP 20 653 (45) 688.5
40 Control 17 313 (26) 315 0.0001 0.0001
stcP 17 596 (27) 624
rev 3 14 366 (13) 355 0.0024 0.0009
60 Control 14 260 (25) 240 0.0001 0.0001
stcP 14 490 (26) 522
Vertical 1 Control 16 293 (39) 313 0.2916 0.2912
stcP 16 365 (55) 336
20 Control 20 657 (36) 664 0.8062 0.8181
stcP 20 641 (53) 702
40 Control 17 358 (41) 330 0.0001 0.0001
stcP 17 613 (29) 632
60 Control 14 265 (24) 254.5 0.0001 0.0001
stcP 14 533 (36) 575.5
1

Each vial contained 10 females.

2

Number of intersections of three infrared beam rings during 10 minutes.

Standard errors were calculated from variance among vials.

Significant P-values are in bold.