Table 2.
Total number of living neurons for each individual animal within the NA, presumed preBötzC, and area ventral to the preBötzC, from 2.0 to 4.6 mm rostral from obex, 1 wk after the final 10-μl IA injection
| Goat No. | 2.0–2.4 mm Rostral From Obex |
2.5–3.5 mm Rostral From Obex | 3.6–4.6 mm Rostral From Obex | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | Caudal preBötzC | Ventral area | NA | Presumed preBötzC | Ventral area | NA | Rostral preBötzC | Ventral area | |
| 1 | 11 | 22 | 129 | 30 | 87 | 138 | 80 | 103 | 143 |
| 2* | 10 | 2 | 46 | 16 | 4 | 49 | 23 | 1 | 25 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 17 | 61 | 88 | 17 | 12 | 53 |
| 4 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 14 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 26 | 37 | 19 | 32 | 58 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 64 | 54 |
| 7 | 16 | 56 | 156 | 9 | 116 | 243 | 31 | 83 | 251 |
| Control | 38±1.0 | 133±2.4 | 272±10.5 | 62±1.0 | 428±1.1 | 347±1.1 | 79±2.5 | 255±3.2 | 430±4.3 |
On average, between 2.5 and 3.5 mm rostral to obex, there were only 22, 10, and 24% of the total neurons remaining within the nucleus ambiguus (NA), presumed pre-Bötzinger complex (preBötzC) region, and region ventral to the preBötzC, respectively, compared with control, unoperated goats.
*
Not used in sleep studies.