Table 1. General morphologic parameters of principal neurons from the BLA of short-term sucrose consuming rats and age-matched water controls.
| Parameter | Water (n) | Sucrose (n) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total dendritic length (μm) | 1928 ± 211 (7) | 1337 ± 83 (7) | 0.0229* |
| Mean tree length (μm) | 550 ± 53 (7) | 417 ± 26 (7) | 0.0451* |
| Basal | 391 ± 35 (7) | 286 ± 23 (7) | 0.028* |
| Apical | 709 ± 98 (7) | 547 ± 45 (7) | 0.1614 |
| Nodes | 9.4 ± 1.2 (7) | 5.7 ± 1 (7) | 0.0349* |
| Basal | 12 ± 1.5 (7) | 7.3 ± 1.6 (7) | 0.0511 |
| Apical | 6.8 ± 1.2 (7) | 4.2 ± 0.7 (7) | 0.0827 |
| Endings | 11.4 ± 1.2 (7) | 7.7 ± 1 (7) | 0.0385* |
| Basal | 15.1 ± 1.6 (7) | 10.3 ± 1.7 (7) | 0.0569 |
| Apical | 7.7 ± 1.2 (7) | 5.2 ± 0.7 (7) | 0.0887 |
| Spines Per 100 μm | 44.3 ± 2.9 (7) | 49.9 ± 2 (7) | 0.1353 |
| Basal | 44.4 ± 3.6 (7) | 50.8 ± 1.7 (7) | 0.1308 |
| Apical | 44.3 ± 3.2 (7) | 49 ± 3.1 (7) | 0.3046 |
(*: p<0.05, two-tailed unpaired Student's t-test)