Table 1.
Properties of ciliary beating in control embryos and in those injected with calaxin-MO.
| MO concentration [mM] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | |
| Beat frequency | 9.78 ± 0.28 | 10.30 ± 0.22 | 10.10 ± 0.37 | 10.59 ± 0.33 |
| (Hz) | (N = 53) | (N = 65) | (N = 60) | (N = 50) |
| Mean curvature | 0.219 ± 0.004 | 0.209 ± 0.029 | 0.197 ± 0.031 | 0.189 ± 0.032 |
| (µm−1) | (N = 40) | (N = 27) | (N = 43)* | (N = 23)** |
| Maximal curvature | 0.426 ± 0.063 | 0.415 ± 0.074 | 0.402 ± 0.074 | 0.382 ± 0.011 |
| (µm−1) | (N = 41) | (N = 25) | (N = 40) | (N = 23) |
| Angle of effective | 145.8 ± 2.3 | 138.6 ± 3.5 | 131.0 ± 2.8 | 122.5 ± 3.6 |
| stroke (degree) | (N = 39) | (N = 26) | (N = 41)** | (N = 24)** |
Ciliary bending was analyzed for several successive cycles of beating. Values are mean ± standard error. N indicates the number of cilia. The values were compared with the Dunnett’s test. *p < 0.01, **p < 0.001.