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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 3.
Published in final edited form as: Neuroscience. 2012 Feb 15;209:97–107. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.02.014

Table 2.

Statistical comparisons for all afferents

Comparison Mean Main Effect Scheffé Post Hoc
Calyx (n=42) Dimorph (n=34) Bouton (n=43) Value Cal vs Dim Dim vs Bout Cal vs Bout
Axon diameter 3.2 2.9 2.6 F(2,116)=7.3 NS NS p <0.001
Fiber length 24 97 260 F (2,116)=167.0 p<0.001 p<0.001 p <0.001
Fiber volume 189 273 401 F (2,116)=17.6 p<0.05 p<0.01 p<0.001
Branch order 1.1 3.7 5.9 F (2,116)=197.5 p <0.001 p <0.001 p <0.001
Branches 1.3 9.4 24.7 F (2,116)=142.2 p <0.001 p <0.001 p <0.001
Innervation area 349 452 561 F (2,116)=16.4 p<0.05 p<0.05 p <0.001
Type I HC 4.3 3.2 F (1,74)=9.6 p<0.01
Boutons 6.4 26.3 F (1,75)=108.4 p <0.001
Terminals 4.3 9.8 26.3 F (2,116)=144.6 p <0.001 p <0.001 p <0.001
Terminal density .013 .022 .049 F(2,116)=97.9 p<0.01 p <0.001 p <0.001

NS - not significant. Units of measurement are the same as shown in Table 1.