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. 2016 May 17;12(5):e1005651. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005651

Table 1. Summary statistics for live cell GloSensor cAMP assays on Sm.5HTR.

Z’ factor, signal window and EC50 were calculated at 60 minutes after delivery of 5-HT (10μM).

Adherent Cells F20 F22
(-) IBMX (+) IBMX (-) IBMX (+) IBMX
Z’ factor* 0.4 0.7 -0.1 0.7
Signal window** 3.1 3.6 -0.3 12.3
EC50 0.7 μM 0.9 μM 16.1 μM 2.0 μM
Suspension Cells F20 F22
(-) IBMX (+) IBMX (-) IBMX (+) IBMX
Z’ factor* 0.9 0.2 0.7 0.9
Signal window** 37.5 0.7 7.4 40.8
EC50 1.4 μM 1.0 μM 4.2 μM 3.8 μM

* Z’ factor calculated for vehicle control and 5-HT (10μM); Z’ = 1 - (3(stdevmax + stdevmin) / (meanmax—meanmin).

** Signal window calculated for vehicle control and 5-HT (10μM), defined as SW = (meanmax—meanmin—3(stdevmax + stdevmin)) / stdevmax.