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. 1998 Aug 4;95(16):9631–9636. doi: 10.1073/pnas.95.16.9631

Table 2.

Reduced motor neuron degeneration in NF-L −/−, SOD1G85R mice

Axons Axon number
NF-L +/+ NF-L −/− NF-L +/+, SOD1G85R end stage NF-L −/−, SOD1G85R 12 months NF-L −/−, SOD1G85R end stage
Ventral 998  ±  55 866  ±  47 582  ±  57 835  ±  32 622  ±  29
Dorsal 2,791  ±  216 2,397  ±  164 2,443  ±  119 2,403  ±  175 1,910  ±  92
Degenerating ventral 0 0 90  ±  15 0 62  ±  9
Degenerating dorsal 0 0 21  ±  5 0 44  ±  2

Results are mean ± SEM. For all genotypes n = 5; except n = 2 for NF-L −/−, SOD1G85R at 12 months. NF-L +/+ and NF-L −/− mice are littermate controls for SOD1 mice.