Connexin transcripts expressed in axotomized compared with nonaxotomized motor neurons
| Cat | Rat | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of motor neurons (mean ± SEM) | Percentage of motor neurons (mean ± SEM) | |||
| Ipsilateral2-a | Contralateral | Ipsilateral2-b | Contralateral2-c | |
| Cx36 | 87 ± 4 | 85 ± 2 | 86 ± 4 | 87 ± 52-d |
| Cx37 | 78 ± 3 | 79 ± 4 | 91 ± 2 | 88 ± 52-d |
| Cx40 | 74 ± 7 | 74 ± 6 | 8 ± 2 | 9 ± 32-e |
| Cx43 | 100 ± 0 | 100 ± 0 | 93 ± 3 | 95 ± 42-d |
| Cx45 | 58 ± 5 | 55 ± 5 | 45 ± 4 | 44 ± 42-d |
| Cx32, Cx26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
↵F2-a Side of spinal cord ipsilateral to muscle nerve cut. Motor neurons in the medial gastrocnemius, lateral gastrocnemius, and soleus motor nuclei were evaluated in dorsolateral region of ventral horn (n = at least 3 animals).
↵F2-b Side of spinal cord ipsilateral to sciatic nerve cut. Motor neurons in the dorsolateral and ventrolateral motor pools were evaluated (n = at least 3 animals).
↵F2-c See also Chang et al. (1999).
↵F2-d Not significantly different between rat and cat; Fisher's exact test; p > 0.100.
↵F2-e Significantly different; Fisher's exact test;p < 0.05.