highly significantp < 0.01
Both a translation blocking (ATG-MO) and a splice blocking AMO deleting ~2/3 of the mature protein (Splice-MO) resulted in highly significant numbers of paralysed or partially paralysed tadpoles lacking heartbeat (ATG-MO 42/49 (p < 0.01); Splice-MO 32/34 (P < 0.01), compared to 0/52 in control AMO-injected embryos).