Figure 9.

The mean number of c-Fos immunoreactive nuclei (per mm²) was compared between sham (closed symbols) and stimulated (open symbols) animals. The rostro-caudal gradient (rostral, mid rostro-caudal, and caudal) was also assessed in VNC subdivisions (see table 3). The number of c-Fos immunoreactive nuclei were reported as the mean per mm² ± standard error of mean (SEM) for the MVeMC (A), MVePC (B), SpVe (C), SuVe, and LVe (D). *: Asterisks (significant difference between sham and stimulated animals); #: number sign (significant difference between VNC subdivisions in the sham group); ^: Arrow (significant difference between VNC subdivisions in the stimulated group).. Abbreviations: MVeMC - medial vestibular nucleus, magnocellular; MVePC - medial vestibular nucleus, parvocellular; SpVe - spinal vestibular nucleus; SuVe - superior vestibular nucleus. Error bars = standard error of mean (SEM). (n = 4 rats per group). * = p < 0.05, ** = p < 0.01, *** = p < 0.001. # = p < 0.05, ## = p < 0.01, ### = p < 0.001. ^ = p <0.05, ^^ = p < 0.01, ^^^ = p < 0.001.