Table 1.
Statistical evaluation of [Ca 2+]i measurements in microglial cells
|
|
Basal [Ca 2+]ia |
Signal amplitudesb |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparison
|
p value
|
Ratingc
|
p value
|
Ratingc
|
||
| CTL-LPS | 0.001 | *** | 0.000 | *** | ||
| CTL-BAPTA | 0.423 | NS | 0.159 | NS | ||
| CTL-BAPTA + LPS | 0.400 | NS | 0.000 | *** | ||
| CTL-ionomycin | 0.018 | * | 0.000 | *** | ||
| LPS-BAPTA | 0.009 | ** | 0.000 | *** | ||
| LPS-BAPTA + LPS | 0.002 | ** | 0.000 | *** | ||
| LPS-ionomycin | 0.313 | NS | 0.000 | *** | ||
| BAPTA-BAPTA + LPS | 0.965 | NS | 0.000 | *** | ||
| BAPTA-ionomycin | 0.043 | * | 0.000 | *** | ||
| BAPTA + LPS-ionomycin
|
0.016
|
*
|
0.000
|
***
|
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a
Mann-Whitney U test.
b
χ2 test.
c
Level of significance, from NS (not significant) to *** (highly significant).