Figure 6. The release of tension during laser ablation of hippocampal neurons is higher in the presence of BDNF.

(a) Plot of the tension released versus UVA energy delivered to the sample. (b) Quantification of the released tension, normalized for the neurite-substrate contact area between the UVA spot and the bead position, in control and BDNF-incubated neurons (1-3DIV n = 9; 1-3DIV BDNF n = 9; p-value: ** = 0.0037). The significance with an alpha value of 0.05 was calculated by an unpaired two-tailed t-test. Data are the mean ± standard errors.