Table 2 Baseline characteristics of tissue specimen

From: Region-specific alterations of A-to-I RNA editing of serotonin 2c receptor in the cortex of suicides with major depression

Tissue characteristics

Control (n=8)

MDD (n=8)

Control versus MDD P-value

Weight (mg)

78.7 (8.6)

79.4 (4.8)

0.328

pH

6.6 (0.05)

6.7 (0.05)

0.382

RNA integrity number (RIN)

7.7 (0.2)

7.7 (0.2)

0.908

Post-mortem interval (hours)

13.1 (2.3)

18.2 (2.2)

0.161

  1. Abbraviations: MDD, major depressive disorder; RIN, RNA integrity number.
  2. Data represent mean value (s.e.m.) and statistical analysis were performed using Wilcoxon rank-sum test (P-values of main characteristics are shown).
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