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. 2016 Dec 2;12(12):e1006457. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006457

Fig 7. Diffusion in the plasma membrane is restricted at the base of the axon compared to the base of the dendrite.

Fig 7

A. Example images of dendrite and axon FRAP experiments at two different larval ages are shown. mCD8-RFP was expressed in class I dendritic arborization neurons. Bleaching was performed in the ddaE neuron either at the base of the comb-like dendrite or the base of the axon. The red circle indicates the bleach area. B. The average recovery of fluorescence into the bleach areas as shown in A is plotted on the graph; averages were calculated from 14 cells for the dendrite, 17 for axon 2 day and 13 for axon 3 day. Each cell was in a different animal. The error bars show the standard error of the mean. C. Bars show the recovery plateau (mean ± SEM) quantitated by averaging recovery values between 110 and 120 ms. The asterisk indicates significant difference (P < 0.01, t-test).