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

Table 5 Nuclear position is maintained by the cytoskeleton in normal and axotomized motor neurons.

^a Nuclear eccentricity, expressed as a mean percent ± S.D, was determined by the method of Barr and Hamilton [1]. For each mean value shown, 98–139 cell bodies were analyzed (n = 5 experiments). At 0% eccentricity, the nuclear and cell body centers are superimposed; at 100%, the nuclear perimeter contacts the cell body perimeter.
^b E/U = extracted/unextracted
**p < 0.01, Student's unpaired t-test, axotomized vs. normal

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