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Table 1 Summary of characteristics of large (≥100 pA) and small (≤ 100 pA) sEPSCs

From: Ethanol exposure during the third trimester equivalent does not affect GABAA or AMPA receptor-mediated spontaneous synaptic transmission in rat CA3 pyramidal neurons

Parameter

Control

Ethanol

Statistics

Frequency (Hz)

 Large events

0.35 ± 0.04 (n = 6)

0.24 ± 0.05 (n = 6)

U = 12; P = 0.14

 Small events

1.35 ± 0.25 (n = 8)

0.96 ± 0.16 (n = 8)

t(14) = 1.26; P = 0.22

Amplitude (pA)

 Large events

232.2 ± 14 (n = 8)

255.2 ± 26 (n = 8)

t(14) = 0.78;P = 0.44

 Small events

34.6 ± 1.9 (n = 8)

41.5 ± 3.1 (n = 8)

t(14) = 1.88; P = 0.08

Rise time (ms)

 Large events

2.08 ± 0.11 (n = 8)

1.86 ± 0.10 (n = 7)

t(13) = 1.33; P = 0.2

 Small events

1.5 ± 0.12 (n = 8)

1.47 ± 0.13 (n = 8)

t(14) = 0.16; P = 0.86

Half-width (ms)

 Large events

10.08 ± 0.67 (n = 8)

8.9 ± 0.46 (n = 7)

t(13) = 1.38; P = 0.18

 Small events

8.76 ± 0.69 (n = 8)

8.3 ± 0.86 (n = 8)

t(14) = 0.4; P = 0.69