Table 2.
Number densities and ratios of UT-B-positive vessels (DVR) and PV-1-positive vessels (AVR) that lie within random cross-sectional areas of IM from 3 kidneys
| Distance Below OM-IM Boundary, μm |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Vessels/mm2 | 300 | 1,500 | 2,000 | 3,000 |
| AVR2 | 748 ± 105 | 503 ± 16 | 653 ± 172 | 385 ± 10 |
| AVR2a | 535 ± 185 | 325 ± 31 | 327 ± 86 | 108 ± 16 |
| DVR | 443 ± 72 | 397 ± 24 | 297 ± 33 | 160 ± 27 |
| AVR2/DVR ratio | 1.69 ± 0.04 | 1.80 ± 0.01 | 2.21 ± 0.61 | 2.51 ± 0.52 |
| ANOVA | 3,9 | 4,10 | 1,5,7,11 | 2,6,8,12 |
| AVR2a/DVR ratio | 1.17 ± 0.24 | 0.82 ± 0.03 | 1.10 ± 0.27 | 0.71 ± 0.19 |
| ANOVA | 1,2 | 3,4,5,6 | 7,8 | 9,10,11,12 |
Values are means ± SE. AVR that do not abut CDs and either do or do not abut DVR (AVR2) lie primarily within the intercluster region (Fig. 2A). AVR that do not abut CDs and do abut DVR (AVR2a) lie solely within the intercluster region (Fig. 2A). Fenestrated descending vessels cannot be discerned in these images. Ratio means that share a common numeral (ANOVA, P < 0.05) are significantly different from each other.