Table 1. Characteristics of post-Golgi compartments involved in the formation of urothelial plaques.
Class of vesicle | UPTVs | iFVs | mFVs |
Major diameter (nm) | 86 (9) | 439 (201)§ | 958 (194)* |
Surface∶ intraluminal volume ratio | 0,129 | 0,078 | 0,423 |
Particles density in vesicles per µm2 | 414 (216) | 550 (350) | 1109 (398)* |
Plaque ∶ non-thickened membranes ratio | - | 2,73 (1,98) | 8,78 (5,73)* |
Plaque length ∶ circumference length, % | - | 65 (17) | 86 (8)* |
Legend: in brackets - standard deviation,
- statistically significant UPTVs∶iFVs,
*- statistically significant iFVs∶mFVs.