P9–12 | P13–16 | P17–25 | P13–25 | |
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n | 25 | 22 | 18 | 40 |
ICa density (holding −40 mV), pA/pF | −3.96 ± 0.37 | −8.48 ± 1.43* | −7.03 ± 0.46 | −7.84 ± 0.88* |
ICa density (holding −10 mV), pA/pF | −12.4 ± 1.02 | −16.4 ± 1.3 | −13.4 ± 0.82 | −14.9 ± 0.8 |
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Values are means ± SE.
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↵* P < 0.05 compared with P9–12 densities (1-way ANOVA, Bonferroni post hoc test; holding −40 mV: P9–12 vs. P13–16: df = 20, t = 3.5, P < 0.05; P9–12 vs. P17–25: df = 20, t = 2.2, P > 0.05; P13–16 vs. P17–25: df = 16, t = 0.7, P > 0.05; P9–12 vs. P13–25: df = 23, t = 3.3, P < 0.05; holding −10 mV: all comparisons with P9–12 group were not significant). ICa, calcium current.