only marginally significantp = 0.06
Although nicotine exposure did increase the abundance of the α4- and β2-nAChR subunits, the increase was only marginally significant (Chrna4: F (1,13) = 4.93, p = 0.06; Chrnb2: F (1,13) = 4.67, p = 0.07), likely due to the small number of pools included in the analysis.