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. 2019 Jun 18;14(6):e0216679. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216679

Fig 10. Quantitative analysis of dromedary SON parameters comparing winter and summer.

Fig 10

(A) Statistical analysis of capillary parameters (18 capillaries from 3 slices from 3 animals for each season). Ca: area of lumen; BLt: thickness of basal lamina (dashed line); Fn: number of fenestrations (in pink); Fa area of fenestrations. ** Significant seasonal variations (p < 1%). (B) Statistical analysis of synapse parameters (32 synapses from 3 slices from 3 animal for each season). SMAl: synaptic membrane apposition length (dashed lines in pink); PSDl: post-synaptic density length (dashed lines in white); PSDa: post-synaptic density-area (dense area at the side of magnocellular (MN) cell body membrane). * Significant seasonal variations (p < 5%). (C) Statistical analysis of number and kind of debris: DBn: number of degenerating bodies; DAn: number of degenerating axons. ***High significant seasonal variations (p < 0.01%). DA: degenerating body; DA: degenerating axon. F: fenestration; bl: basal lamina; MN: magnocellular neurone; L: lumen.