marginally significantp = 0.055
The interaction term age ∗ sex was marginally significant ( F 2,39 = 3.13, p = 0.055); mRC3 expression was higher in adult females compared to adult males ( p = 0.0099; Figure 4C ). mRC4 expression did not vary with age ( p = 0.68), sex ( p = 0.77), or their interaction ( p = 0.088; Figure 4D ).