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Table 2 The cytoskeleton maintains most of cell body, nuclear and nucleolar volume in axotomized motor neurons.

From: The role of the cytoskeleton in cell body enlargement, increased nuclear eccentricity and chromatolysis in axotomized spinal motor neurons

 

Unextracted Volume (μm3)

Extracted Volume (μm3)

E/Ua

Nucleolus

189.3 ± 37.9

191.7 ± 38.8

1.01

Nucleus

3,825 ± 864

2,916 ± 513*

0.76

Cell Body

31,717 ± 4,299

23,831 ± 3,381*

0.75

  1. Mean volume ± S.D from 6 experiments on 16-day axotomized motor neurons.
  2. Approximately 50 lumbar cell bodies from 3 frogs were analyzed in each experiment.
  3. a E/U = extracted/unextracted
  4. *p < 0.05, Student's paired t-test, extracted vs. unextracted counterpart
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BMC Neuroscience

ISSN: 1471-2202

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