Table 1.
Changes in the number and size of puncta during the high K+ exposure in GnRH-1 neuronal cell bodies and neuroprocesses in experiments 1 and 2
| No. of cell bodies or neuroprocesses | Puncta no./cell or neuroprocess |
Puncta size (μm2) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before K+ | After K+ | Before K+ | After K+ | ||
| Somata (experiment 1) | 15 | 4.9 ± 0.6 | 5.9 ± 0.5a | 3.4 ± 0.3 | 6.6 ± 0.3c |
| Neuroprocesses (experiment 1) | 16 | 4.6 ± 0.7 | 5.6 ± 0.5 | 4.9 ± 0.4 | 6.1 ± 0.3b |
| Somata (experiment 2) | 9 | 0.7 ± 0.2 | 1.5 ± 0.3a | 3.7 ± 0.4 | 7.5 ± 0.3c |
| Neuroprocesses (experiment 2) | 5 | 1.8 ± 0.2 | 1.8 ± 0.2 | 4.4 ± 0.7 | 8.4 ± 1.2b |
a
P < 0.05 vs. before high K+.
b
P < 0.01 vs. before high K+.
c
P < 0.001 vs. before high K+.