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Table 2 Spearman correlation between sex hormones and relative telomerase activity (TA) as well as telomere length (TL) in Japanese medaka O. latipes

From: Medaka fish exhibits longevity gender gap, a natural drop in estrogen and telomere shortening during aging: a unique model for studying sex-dependent longevity

  

Female

Male

  

TA

TL (TRF)

TA

TL (TRF)

Estrogen

Gill

0.31*

0.51**

-

-

(E2)

Liver

0.34*

0.68**

-

-

Testosterone

Gill

-

0.47**

0.41*

-

(TT)

Liver

-

0.60***

-

0.41*

11-keto testosterone

Gill

-

0.54***

-

-

(11-KT)

Liver

-

0.71***

-

0.39*

  1. Numerical figures are Spearman’s rank-order correlation coefficients (ρ) that are statistical significant. Asterisks represent FDR-adjusted p-values. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, -: not significant.