Table 1.
Presentation of significant diagnostic group differences regarding the evaluation of rDNA transcriptional activity in dorsal raphe nucleus neurons by the AgNOR staining (for the detailed values of parameters see Supplementary Table 1)
| Parameter and group | Parameter values | U test P |
|---|---|---|
| Median (q1, q3, n) | S/C | |
| Nuclear area in µm2 | ns | |
| S | 117.425 (105.715, 127.415, 27) | |
| C | 113.619 (101.426, 127.506, 30) | |
| AgNOR area in µm2 per nucleus | 0.000007 | |
| S | 10.201 (9.349, 11.552, 27) | |
| C | 12.315 (11.443, 13.178, 30) | |
| Number of AgNORs per nucleus | ns | |
| S | 1.000 (1.000, 1.019, 27) | |
| C | 1.000 (1.000, 1.012, 30) | |
| Relative AgNOR area | 0.000002 | |
| S | 0.086 (0.081, 0.092, 27) | |
| C | 0.102 (0.099, 0.113, 30) |
S suicide victims, C controls, q1 and q3 quartile 1 and 3, n number of cases, U test P U test P values, ns non-significant