Table 3.

Statistically significant differences in PV⁺ terminals and somata between animals of same age group

			Mean ± SEM (n)
Variable	Age, days	Region of MEC LII	Animal 1	Animal 2	Test statistics and p value
Soma cross-sectional area (µm2)	10	Ventral	152.06 ± 6.68 (24 cells)	110.88 ± 7.91 (23 cells)	t(45) = 3.99, p < 0.001
Number of PV+ terminals	30	Dorsal	4.74 ± 0.43 (27 cells)	7.10 ± 0.78 (20 cells)	U = 160, p = 0.017
PV+ terminal cross-sectional area (µm2)	30	Dorsal	0.53 ± 0.28 (128 terminals)	0.47 ± 0.25 (89 terminals)	U = 4781, p = 0.044

The differences between individual animals of the same age group are shown, along with associated p values derived from independent t test (soma cross-sectional area) or Mann–Whitney U test (all other variables).