Table 1.
A comparative summary of quantitative data derived for insulin granules, multi-vesicular bodies and the Golgi ribbon in datasets ribbon01 and ribbon02
| ribbon01 | ribbon02 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mature granules: Total number | 3370 | 8250 |
| Mean diametera | 280 ± 0.84 nm | 245 ± 0.43 nm |
| Estimated total volume | 42.6 µm3 | 68.4 µm3 |
| Immature granules: Total number | 700 | 520 |
| Estimated total volume | 5.6 µm3 | 5.0 µm3 |
| Multi-vesicular bodies: Total number | 28 | 12 |
| Estimated total volume | 0.39 µm3 | 3.7 µm3 |
| Golgi: Estimated volume of main stack | 3.6 µm3 | 3.1 µm3 |
| Estimated volume of penultimate trans cisterna | 0.35 µm3 | NA |
| Estimated volume of trans-most cisterna | 1.9 µm3 | 0.53 µm3 |
| Estimated total volume | 5.8 µm3 | 3.7 µm3 |
| Estimated membrane SA of main Golgi ribbon b | 310 µm2 | 230 µm2 |
| Estimated membrane SA of penultimate trans cisterna | 13.4 µm2 | NA |
| Estimated membrane SA of trans-most cisterna | 52.7 µm2 | 30.4 µm2 |
| Estimated total membrane SA | 380 µm2 | 260 µm2 |
a
Results are expressed as mean ± SEM