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Table 1 Statistics and coefficients of the linear mixed models of different immune parameters in relation to repeated freeze-thawing cycles

From: Indices of immune function used by ecologists are mostly unaffected by repeated freeze-thaw cycles and methodological deviations

 

Haptoglobin conc.

Lysis titre

Agglutination titre

Bacteria killing capacity

Total IgY level

Freeze-thaw cycle

 F

1.44

2.94

17.88

0.27

0.04

 β

−0.00

−0.01

−0.10

−0.146

0.04

 df

1,57

1,56

1,56

1,17

1,13

 p

0.235

0.092

0.001

0.610

0.842

Species

 F

9.89

80.69

5.56

9.95

1.49

 df

3,8

3,8

3,8

2,1

1,1

 p

0.005

<0.001

0.023

0.219

0.437

Interaction Freeze-thaw cycle * species

 F

4.53

5.73

7.05

1.21

1.29

 df

3

3

3

2

1

 p

0.210

0.126

0.070

0.546

0.256

  1. P-values <0.05 are in bold