Table 1.
Numeric results of the stereological assessment
| Animal no | Axon no | Diff to CO | Axon profile | Diff to CO | ||||
| n | n per nerve | µm² | ||||||
| Control (CO) | 5 | Mean | 56 991 | 0.923 | ||||
| SD | 7938 | 0.156 | ||||||
| CV | 13.9% | 16.9% | ||||||
| BCCAO | 4 | Mean | 43 851 | −23.1% | (*) | 0.882 | −4.4% | ns |
| SD | 5330 | 0.184 | ||||||
| CV | 12.2% | 20.8% | ||||||
| DBA/2J | 8 | Mean | 27 442 | −51.8% | * | 0.723 | −21.7% | ns |
| SD | 23 795 | 0.351 | ||||||
| CV | 86.7% | 48.6% | ||||||
| DBA/2J and BCCAO | 11 | Mean | 28 625 | −49.8% | * | 0.739 | −19.9% | ns |
| SD | 24 677 | 0.508 | ||||||
| CV | 86.2% | 68.8% |
(*), p<0.05 in t-test only; *, p<0.05; BCCAO, bicommon carotid artery occlusion; CV, Coefficient of variation; ns, not significant.