Table 2.
Summary of the Study Results
| Area | Ganglia counted (paraffin sections) |
Positive ganglia (paraffin sections) |
Neurons counted (LM-MP) |
Putative (+) neurons (LM-MP) |
3D apotome analysis |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IdU | EdU | IdU | EdU | IdU | EdU | IdU | EdU | EdU | |
| Duodenum | 87 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 1610 | 555 | 0 | 3 | Negative |
| Jejunum | 103 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 928 | 415 | 0 | 4 | Negative |
| Ileum | 110 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 1252 | 504 | 0 | 4 | Negative |
| Total | 300 | 451 | 0 | 0 | 3790 | 1474 | 0 | 0 | Negative |
NOTE. Quantification of enteric neurons in IdU- and EdU-labelled mice from paraffin sections and LM-MPs are shown from each anatomic segment. IdU paraffin and LM-MP, n = 3 mice; EdU paraffin, n = 3 mice; EdU LM-MP, n = 4 mice.