Table 2.
Co-expression of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) mRNA in CGRP-IR/VR1 IR neurons
nAChR mRNA | nAChR + CGRP-IR neurons/total CGRP-IR neurons* | (%)‡ | nAChR + VR1 IR neurons/total VR1 IR neurons† | (%)‡ |
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α3 nAChR | 109/1276 | (8.61 ± 0.66) | 122/1428 | (8.33 ±1.99) |
α4 nAChR | 101/1363 | (7.43 ± 1.76) | 71/1257 | (5.68 ±1.40) |
α6 nAChR | 158/1372 | (12.06 ±2.95) | 271/1460 | (18.56 ±6.69) |
Data for CGRP-IR neurons coexpressing nAChR mRNA represent counts of three entire sections (one from each of three animals).
Data for VR1-IR neurons coexpressing nAChR mRNA, represent counts of three entire sections (one from each of three animals).
Data are expressed as mean ±SD.