TABLE 1.
Response of Antedon mediterranea arm preparations to crinotocin and other neuropeptides.
ER2-ER1 |
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N | Range | Mean (SEM) | P | |
Demonstration of crinotocin effect | ||||
ASW | 34 | −0.048 to 0.034 | −0.001 (0.003) | |
Crinotocin | 47 | −0.024 to 0.262 | 0.055 (0.010) | 0.00002 |
Comparison with other neuropeptides | ||||
ASW | 13 | −0.048 to 0.014 | −0.011 (0.004) | |
Crinotocin | 11 | −0.024 to 0.084 | 0.022 (0.011) | 0.01660 |
S1 | 12 | −0.046 to 0.032 | −0.011 (0.006) | 0.92313 |
S2 | 13 | −0.092 to 0.006 | −0.011 (0.008) | 0.93199 |
ArLQ | 13 | −0.068 to 0.026 | −0.008 (0.006) | 0.75518 |
Artificial sea water (ASW) is the negative control. N, number of samples; ER2-ER1, the effect (see main text); P, p-value of treatment vs. negative control (see also Supplementary File 4).