Table 2. Number of axons in wild type and NT4-OE saphenous cutaneous nerves.
Values are for NT4 transgenic line 516. Sample size was n = 3 for each group. Statistical significance was determined using a t-test and are expressed as SEM.
Myelinated nerve fibers | Unmyelinated nerve fibers | |||
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NT4 transgenic | Wild type | NT4 transgenic | Wild type | |
Nerve count | 905 ± 20.2* | 583 ± 14.0 | 2906 ± 209.3 | 2666 ± 104.3 |
Percent increase | 55 | NA | 0.09 | NA |
Percent of total | 24 | 18 | 76 | 82 |
nerve count |
Asterisk indicates significance (p< 0.05).