Table II.
Number of nNOS-IR Axons in the Dorsal Column of S3-L1 Segments*
| Compartments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segments | CI | CII | CIII | CIV | CV |
| S3 | 51.4 ± 1.77 | 89.2 ± 2.05 | 20.6 ± 1.28 | 78.0 ± 2.38 | 35.8 ± 2.78 |
| S2 | 75.6 ± 2.42 | 65.8 ± 1.85 | 23.6 ± 1.43 | 104.4 ± 4.63 | 19.2 ± 1.39 |
| S1 | 72.4 ± 1.86 | 71.4 ± 2.08 | 31.0 ± 1.78 | 110.4 ± 3.29 | 23.0 ± 2.12 |
| L7 | 64.2 ± 2.08 | 63.0 ± 1.81 | 24.2 ± 1.65 | 89.4 ± 1.50 | 30.2 ± 2.43 |
| L6 | 55.4 ± 1.91 | 52.0 ± 1.81 | 24.0 ± 1.51 | 65.0 ± 1.84 | 23.0 ± 1.73 |
| L5 | 35.8 ± 1.93 | 68.0 ± 2.07 | 24.6 ± 1.56 | 77.0 ± 2.64 | 26.2 ± 2.08 |
| L4 | 45.8 ± 1.85 | 74.4 ± 1.93 | 45.8 ± 1.98 | 54.6 ± 2.13 | 30.2 ± 1.15 |
| L3 | 18.0 ± 1.22 | 50.0 ± 1.22 | 19.8 ± 0.86 | 33.0 ± 1.52 | 24.0 ± 1.30 |
| L2 | 16.4 ± 1.53 | 42.8 ± 1.59 | 14.2 ± 1.28 | 24.0 ± 1.58 | 18.8 ± 1.15 |
| L1 | 13.0 ± 0.89 | 52.6 ± 1.60 | 12.6 ± 0.87 | 23.8 ± 1.71 | 15.4 ± 1.21 |
*The description of the quantitative assessment and density in CI–CV of the DF in LS segments is given in the Material and Methods section.