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. 2021 Jan 5;11:524833. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.524833

TABLE 4.

Definitions of symbols used to indicate significant post hoc pairwise comparisons in figures.

Symbol Pairwise comparison Effect
* Mv/NLD/SHC versus Veh/NLD/SHC unless otherwise indicated in the figure legend Mv effect among NLD/SHC mice unless otherwise indicated in the figure legend
a Mv/CDR/SHC versus Veh/CDR/SHC Mv effect among CDR/SHC mice
b Mv/NLD/SD versus Veh/NLD/SD Mv effect among NLD/SD mice
c Mv/CDR/SD versus Veh/CDR/SD Mv effect among CDR/SD mice
§ Veh/CDR/SHC versus Veh/NLD/SHC CDR effect among Veh/SHC mice
d Mv/CDR/SHC versus Mv/NLD/SHC CDR effect among Mv/SHC mice
e Veh/CDR/SD versus Veh/NLD/SD CDR effect among Veh/SD mice
f Mv/CDR/SD versus Mv/NLD/SD CDR effect among Mv/SD mice
# Veh/NLD/SD versus Veh/NLD/SHC SD effect among Veh/NLD mice
g Mv/NLD/SD versus Mv/NLD/SHC SD effect among Mv/NLD mice
h Veh/CDR/SD versus Veh/CDR/SHC SD effect among Veh/CDR mice
i Mv/CDR/SD versus Mv/CDR/SHC SD effect among Mv/CDR mice
j Within-group, day 48 against day –1 Within-group time effect
k Within-group, day 62 against day –1 Within-group time effect

CDR, chronic disruption of rhythms; Mv, Mycobacterium vaccae NCTC 11659; NLD, normal light:dark cycle; SD, social defeat; SHC, single-housed home cage control condition; Veh, borate-buffered saline vehicle.