. 2014 Jul 8;8:188. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2014.00188

Table 1.

Number of primary neurites, length of minor processes and length of dendrites in hypothalamic neuronal cultures of male (M) and female (F) embryos.

	Sex	DIV
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Primary neurites (number)	M	1.3 ± 0.1^a	1.5 ± 0.2^b	2.5 ± 0.3^c	2.7 ± 0.2^c	2.2 ± 0.1^c	2.1 ± 0.1^c	2.2 ± 0.1^c
	F	1.3 ± 0.1^a	1.7 ± 0.2^b	2.6 ± 0.2^c	2.7 ± 0.1^c	2.6 ± 0.2^c	2.5 ± 0.1^c	2.3 ± 0.1^c
Minor processes (μm)	M	14.0 ± 1.2^a	18.8 ± 1.6^b	28.5 ± 2.6^c	31.5 ± 2.3^c	39.8 ± 3.4^d	47.4 ± 2.3^d	62.3 ± 3.9^e
	F	17.8 ± 1.5^f	23.3 ± 3.3^g	32.8 ± 2.9^h	38.8 ± 2.7^h	43.8 ± 4.0ⁱ	50.3 ± 3.7ⁱ	63.2 ± 2.2^j
Dendrites (μm)	M	Absent	Absent	78.4 ± 2.5^a	94.5 ± 4.2^b	105 ± 4.7^c	121.2 ± 11^d	141.4 ± 16^d
	F	Absent	Absent	82.8 ± 3.7^e	103.2 ± 6.9^f	118.4 ± 6.7^g	138.3 ± 22^h	134.8 ± 13^h

Data represent the mean ± SEM. n = 4–6 independent cultures for each sex. Different letters indicate statistical differences between groups (p < 0.05).