*2.17. Statistical Analysis*

The data are provided as mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM). The unpaired Student's *t*-test was used to compare two means. When comparing more than two means, a one-way ANOVA with Tukey's test was applied, as specified in the text or the figure captions. The normal distribution was assessed before each ANOVA analysis. When results were expressed as a percentage of the RM group, the SEM was obtained from the absolute values. A comparison of the absolute results was carried out using the parametric test. Significance was set at *p* < 0.05. Except when otherwise indicated, different lowercase letters in superscripts indicate statistical differences among means in the same line of tables. Asterisks (also indicating *p* < 0.05) were used in figures and for comparing values from

different lines in figures. GraphPad Prism 7.0 was used for statistical analysis and the preparation of figures (GraphPad Software, San Diego, CA, USA).
