*2.10. Statistical Analyses*

Statistical analyses were performed using the PASW Statistics software (ver. 18.0 J for Windows; IBM, Armonk, NY, USA). The mean values with standard deviations obtained for the various experiments in this study were compared using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by Tukey's test. For all statistical tests, significance was predetermined at *p* < 0.05.

## **3. Results**
