TABLE 2.
Synaptophysin Immunostaining in AVCN, PVCN, and DCN in Control (N = 3) and Ablated (N = 8) Animals1
| Left side (contralateral) |
Right side (ipsilateral) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nucleus mean gray level |
Immunostained area (% relative to the entire field) |
Mean number of boutons |
Nucleus mean gray level |
Immunostained area (% relative to the entire field) |
Mean number of boutons |
|
| Control | ||||||
| AVCN | 93.50 ± 10.15 | 3.42 ± 0.58 | 418.44 ± 17.40 | 96.99 ± 8.04 | 3.41 ± 0.46(**) | 409.02 ± 26.88(**) |
| PVCN | 86.12 ± 12.26 | 3.98 ± 0.40 | 416.31 ± 69.61 | 88.17 ± 19.56 | 3.99 ± 0.51(**) | 413.75 ± 66.87(**) |
| DCN | 97.01 ± 8.52 | 4.12 ± 0.17 | 449.64 ± 30.29 | 99.43 ± 4.29 | 4.12 ± 0.31 | 447.36 ± 26.60 |
| Ablated | ||||||
| AVCN2 | 96.14 ± 16.37 | 3.51 ± 0.09(*) | 415.93 ± 48.14(*) | 92.00 ± 11.84 | 3.60 ± 0.33 | 529.02 ± 104.83(*)(**) |
| 3 | 2.28 ± 0.31(*)(**) | 354.44 ± 70.23 | ||||
| PVCN2 | 96.37 ± 11.68 | 3.62 ± 0.59(*) | 390.24 ± 49.74(*) | 98.79 ± 5.71 | 3.62 ± 0.12 | 550.29 ± 65.82(*)(**) |
| 3 | 2.78 ± 0.09(*)(**) | 374.00 ± 89.24 | ||||
| DCN | 87.78 ± 9.04 | 4.04 ± 0.45 | 452.21 ± 22.32 | 91.07 ± 6.21 | 3.86 ± 0.15 | 450.70 ± 2.40 |
1
Values expressed are means and standard deviations.
2
Not corrected values.
3
Corrected values.
(*)
indicates significant differences between sides
(**)
indicates significant differences between groups; AVCN, anteroventral; DCN, dorsal cochlear nucleus; PVCN, posteroventral.