Table 1. Analysis of vascular segments and vascular network complexity in kidneys three months after autotransplantation.

Parameters	Uni-nephrectomized kidneys	Grafted Kidneys
Cortical thickness (.103 μm)	12.29 ± 0.45	11.41 ± 0.39
Vascular segment diameter (μm)	126 ± 8	108 ± 9
outer cortex	101 ± 3	86 ± 6
middle cortex	146 ± 8	118 ± 11
inner cortex	142 ± 22	129 ± 14
Length of vascular segment (μm)	1075 ± 49	902 ± 36*
outer cortex	1006 ± 41	878 ± 33*
middle cortex	982 ± 81	857 ± 31
inner cortex	914 ± 50	912 ± 57
Vascular segment volume (.106 μm3)	30 ± 5	13 ± 2*
outer cortex	12 ± 1	7 ± 1*
middle cortex	30 ± 5	13 ± 2*
inner cortex	35 ± 9	20 ± 3
Arborescence factor	1.07 ± 0.05	0.90 ± 0.04*
outer cortex	1.01±0.04	0.88±0.03*
middle cortex	0.98±0.08	0.86±0.03
inner cortex	0.91±0.05	0.91±0.06
Tortuosity	1.21 ± 0.01	1.20 ± 0.01
outer cortex	1.22 ± 0.01	1.22 ± 0.01
middle cortex	1.19 ± 0.01	1.19 ± 0.01
inner cortex	1.21 ± 0.01	1.19 ± 0.01
Number of bifurcations	139 ± 26	296 ± 43*
outer cortex	45 ± 13	93 ± 10*
middle cortex	52 ± 9	112 ± 22
inner cortex	42 ± 8	78 ± 14*

Mann Whitney test *p < 0.05, versus uni-nephrectomized kidney group.