Table 4.
Autistic disorder (N = 45) ±SD | Neurotypical controls (N = 26) ±SD | P value | |
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Total cells counted | 407.3 ± 189.3 | 480.6 ± 207.1 | 0.15 |
Cytosolic pERK cells counted | 23.7 ± 16.9 | 15.8 ± 14.7 | 0.045 |
Ratio of cytosolic pERK positive to total cells counteda | 0.064 ± 0.044 | 0.034 ± 0.031 | 0.002 |