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Table 3 Signal molecules that showed significant changes during this period

From: Intercellular wireless communication network between mother and fetus in rat pregnancy-a study on directed and weighted network

Gestation period

Cytokines

P-value

Rate of change in concentration

Statistical analysis method

E1

LH

0.021*

0.694

Comparative t-test

BDNF

0.013*

−0.425

Comparative t-test

E5

MCP-1

0.012*

23.5

Nonparametric test

IL-10

0.016*

0.918

Comparative t-test

IL-13

0.012*

119.0

Comparative t-test

GRO

0.063

8.47

Comparative t-test

E7

Leptin

0.029*

1.46

Comparative t-test

IL-1α

0.037*

14.4

Comparative t-test

IP-10

0.041*

5.11

Comparative t-test

IFN-γ

0.059

26.4

Comparative t-test

E9

GH

0.045*

4.05

Comparative t-test

E13

Leptin

0.093

1.12

Comparative t-test

E15

LH

0.047*

−0.590

Comparative t-test

E17

RANTES

0.002**

−0.279

Comparative t-test

GH

0.039*

4.19

Comparative t-test

LH

0.080

−0.519

Comparative t-test

E19

Leptin

0.005**

1.91

Comparative t-test

TSH

0.001**

1.79

Comparative t-test

ACTH

0.049*

−0.477

Comparative t-test

GH

0.065

3.72

Comparative t-test

E21

ACTH

0.002**

−0.757

Comparative t-test

BDNF

0.005**

−0.484

Comparative t-test

IL-2

0.017*

2.77

Comparative t-test

IL-6

0.013*

0.755

Comparative t-test

IL-12P70

0.017*

1.11

Comparative t-test

IL-18

0.018*

3.33

Comparative t-test

IFN-γ

0.044*

29.9

Comparative t-test

Leptin

0.054

1.28

Comparative t-test

GRO

0.060

8.55

Comparative t-test

E23

ACTH

0.036*

−0.507

Comparative t-test

BDNF

0.008**

−0.458

Comparative t-test

D1

VEGF

0.008**

1.61

Nonparametric test

BDNF

0.002**

−0.531

Comparative t-test

ACTH

0.022*

−0.559

Comparative t-test

D3

PRL

< 0.001**

4.70

Comparative t-test

ACTH

0.023*

−0.552

Comparative t-test

LH

0.030*

−0.648

Comparative t-test

  1. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01
  2. E (during the period of pregnancy), D (post partum)