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Table 3 Statistical results of a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) of DNA damage parameters in Ruditapes decussatus digestive glands following exposure to bisphenol A (1 and 5 µg/L) concentrations for the experimental time of 21 days in comparing with a control group

From: Multiple-biomarker approach in the assessment of bisphenol A effect on the grooved carpet clam Ruditapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Parameter

Source of variation

df

SS

MSS

F-value

p-value

Tailed cells (%)

Between groups

2

934.9

467.5

191.6

< 0.001

 

Within groups

12

29.3

2.4

  
 

Total

14

964.2

   

Tail length (µm)

Between groups

2

134.48

67.24

83.59

< 0.001

Within groups

12

9.65

0.8

  

Total

14

144.13

   

Tail DNA (%)

Between groups

2

66.6

33.3

51.75

< 0.001

Within groups

12

7.72

0.64

  

Total

14

74.32

   

Tail moment (Arbitrary units)

Between groups

2

11,755

5878

1317

< 0.001

Within groups

12

54

4

  

Total

14

11,809

   
  1. All assumptions (e.g., normality, etc.) for statistical methods were met. Significant results (p ≤ 0.05) are highlighted in bold. df: degree of freedom, SS: sum of squares, MSS: mean sum of squares, F-value: Fisher’s function, and p-value: significance level