Table 1.

RNA expression of SLC5A8 cotransporter in the thymus of study groups.

Study group	CT mean		ΔCT	ΔΔCT	2−ΔΔCT
	Gapdh	Slc5a8
Gonad-intact female
Control	23.530	33.406	9.876	−2.708	6.534
VPA-treated	23.083	30.251	7.168 a
Gonad-intact male
Control	22.905	29.452	6.547 b	4.034	0.061
VPA-treated	22.982	33.563	10.581 c
Gonadectomized female
Control	22.675	29.403	6.728	0.046	0.969
VPA-treated	24.831	31.604	6.774
Gonadectomized male
Control	25.436	29.649	4.213	4.545	0.043
VPA-treated	22.319	31.077	8.758 d

^ap = 0.03, significant compared with the gonad-intact female control.

^bp = 0.004, significant compared with the gonad-intact female control.

^cp = 0.02, significant compared with the gonad-intact male control.

^dp = 0.03, significant compared with the castrated male control.