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Table 3 Selective addition of protein to the cell body cytoskeleton after axotomy.

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

 

Total Protein (ng/cell)

Added Protein (ng/cell)

 

Normal

Axotomized

 

Unextracted

4.35 ± 0.87

6.51 ± 2.44*

2.16

Extracted Cells

1.88 ± 0.29††

4.07 ± 0.52**†

2.19

  1. The total cell body protein content of isolated cell bodies and their cytoskeletons is expressed as a mean ± S.D. (n = 4–9 experiments) for groups of cell bodies isolated from normal and 16-day axotomized frogs.
  2. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01: axotomized vs. normal, Student's unpaired t-test
  3. † p < 0.05; †† p < 0.01: extracted vs. unextracted, Students unpaired t-test
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BMC Neuroscience

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