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. 2019 Jun 5;39(23):4434–4447. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2228-18.2019

Table 4.

Ribbon or GluA3 volume per synapse (μm3, all paired synapses) for unexposed or 2 weeks after 100 dB SPL exposure in midcochlea of Vglut3WT, Vglut3+/−, or Vglut3KOa

Genotype Unexposed
2 weeks
Kolmogorov–Smirnov test exposure
Mean ± SD Median Mean ± SD Median
Ribbons
    Vglut3WT 0.098 ± 0.079 0.076 0.123 ± 0.08 0.101 p = 9e-33 (0.3)*
    Vglut3+/− 0.106 ± 0.095 0.078 0.117 ± 0.092 0.096 p = 2e-7 (0.2)*
    Vglut3KO 0.122 ± 0.088 0.099 0.155 ± 0.116 0.127 p = 2e-8 (0.3)*
    Kolmogorov–Smirnov test WT ± p = 0.2 p = 5e-12 (0.1)
    Kolmogorov–Smirnov test WT KO p = 2e-17 (0.3)* p = 3e-8 (0.3)*
GluA3
    Vglut3WT 0.377 ± 0.182 0.355 0.385 ± 0.188 0.354 p = 0.3
    Vglut3+/− 0.413 ± 0.209 0.374 0.448 ± 0.225 0.414 p = 2e-4 (0.2)*
    Vglut3KO 0.542 ± 0.259 0.52 0.63 ± 0.342 0.575 p = 4e-4 (0.2)*
    Kolmogorov–Smirnov test WT ± p = 1e-4 (0.1) p = 3e-10 (0.3)*
    Kolmogorov–Smirnov test WT KO p = 6e-73 (0.8)* p = 5e-50 (0.9)*

aValues are number of animals-images-synapses unexposed: WT, 4-12-2407; HET, 3-8-1480; KO, 6-13-1305. Number of animals-images-synapses 2 weeks after exposure: WT, 3-8-1365; HET, 4-10-1191; KO, 3-6-515. p value (effect size; Kolmogorov–Smirnov test).

*Comparisons with p values < 0.05 and effect size ≥ 0.2.