Table II.
Density of Us9-immunopositive elements in astrocytes in the optic pathway of Us9 wt infected mice*
| Astrocytes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Compartment | No. immuno-positive points (% of total) | Total points % of total | Point density (points/μm2) |
| Nucleus | 0 (0) | 222 (18.8) | 0.01 |
| Cytoplasm | 1(3.3) | 708 (58.5) | 0.01 |
| Vesicles^ | 3 (10) | 115 (9.7) | 0.12 |
| Endo. Reticulum | 7 (23.3) | 47 (3.9) | 0.77 |
| Golgi | 2 (6.6) | 24 (0.3) | 0.50 |
| Capsid | 14 (46.6) | 31 (2.6) | 0.80 |
| Unknown | 3 (10) | 36 (2.9) | 0.08 |
*
Total area examined was 1186 lattice points and 71.90 μsm2.
^
Vesicle category includes vesicles and multivesicular bodies.