Table 1.

Statistical and numerical data on neurite outgrowth parameters by image analysis

Image analysis—MCS versus NGF
	[−] Control	[+] Control	Mu Bie Zi, Momordica cochinchinensis
	No treatment	Nerve growth factor-7S 0.5 μg/mL	4 μg/mL	34 μg/mL
Total cell count/frame	412.75 ± 70.72	208.78 ± 9.53	530.00± 71.18	342.00 ± 66.89
Total neurite count/frame	11.38 ± 2.52	81.00± 7.19	8.83 ± 1.83	23.60 ± 8.79
Total neurite length (μm)/frame	26.08 ± 5.29	1117.67 ± 107.47	36.45 ± 9.85	224.68 ± 88.56
Average neurite length (μm)/frame	2.20 ± 0.10	14.41 ± 0.94	4.32 ± 1.20	10.77 ± 1.87
Neurite count/cell	0.01 ± 0.01	0.40 ± 0.04	0.02 ± 0.01	0.08 ± 0.03
Neurite length (μm)/cell	0.07 ± 0.02	5.52 ± 0.62	0.09 ± 0.03	0.79 ± 0.31
Min. neurite length (μm)	1.29 ± 0.12	3.14 ± 0.43	1.42 ± 0.23	2.76 ± 0.55
Max. neurite length (μm)	3.58 ± 0.42	41.93± 3.11	7.77 ± 0.32	27.79 ± 1.09