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Region
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Neuronal number
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wild-type
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dt/dt
|
Types of neuron
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Lumbar sympathetic ganglia
|
2147 ± 131
|
736 ± 362*
|
|
Ciliary ganglia
|
187 ± 9
|
80 ± 29*
|
- The neuronal numbers of ganglia were calculated from wild-type (n = 5) and dt/dt (n = 4) mice. Neurons with both the nucleus and nucleolus in the focal plane were counted. Results are expressed as mean ± SD and *indicates a value statistically different (t-test, P < 0.01) from the wild-type control. The neuronal number in sympathetic ganglia and parasympathetic ciliary ganglia of dt/dt is significantly reduced compared with those of wild-type mice.