Table 4.
Effect of glucocorticoids on frequency of inhibitory synaptic transmission.
| Recording type | Control (Hz ± SEM) | Dex -1 μM (Hz ± SEM) | t | df (n-1) | p | % of control | t | df | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sIPSCs Dex – 1 μM | 16.38 ± 2.26 | 14.4 ± 2.28 | 2.42 | 8 | 0.04∗ | 87.01 ± 4.94 | 2.63 | 8 | 0.03∗ |
| sIPSCs Dex – 10 nM | 21.74 ± 4.92 | 19.21 ± 4.18 | 0.84 | 5 | 0.44 | 94.82 ± 9.79 | 0.53 | 5 | 0.62 |
| sIPSCs Dex – 100 nM | 30.87 ± 4.74 | 31.60 ± 5.71 | 0.28 | 8 | 0.79 | 99.88 ± 7.39 | 0.02 | 8 | 0.99 |
| mIPSCs | 11.49 ± 2.21 | 11.01 ± 2.67 | 0.58 | 5 | 0.59 | 91.51 ± 7.50 | 1.13 | 5 | 0.31 |
| sIPSCs Cort -1 μM | 26.55 ± 3.46 | 22.44 ± 3.90 | 3.5 | 7 | 0.01∗ | 81.05 ± 5.6 | 3.39 | 7 | 0.01∗ |
∗p < 0.05.