Table 1.

Fractional areas (FA), percentages of silver grains (%), and LDs in hypoglossal motoneuron cell bodies 8 and 15 h after tongue injections in neonatal rat pups

Protein Tetanus toxin GDNF BDNF CT-1
8h (n = 71) 15h (n = 177) 8h (n = 106) 15h (n = 210) 15h (n = 234) 8h (n = 159) 15h (n = 152)
Organelle FA % LD % LD % LD % LD % LD % LD % LD
Lysosome 0.55-0.65 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.14 0.5 0.83 0.0 0.0 1.6 3.0 6.1 10.2 6.6 10.2
Clear vesicle 6.58-8.0 6.8 0.93 9.6 1.20 18.0 2.47 6.8 0.85 6.6 1.0 8.0 1.1 1.6 0.20
Cytosol 20.9-21.9 22.1 1.03 20.7 0.99 12.3 0.41 31.8 1.52 18.8 0.86 16.4 0.77 16.1 0.77
Tubule 3.39-3.4 2.4 0.71 3.3 0.97 1.4 0.41 1.3 0.4 2.8 0.83 3.2 0.94 2.0 0.59
Dense endosome 0.55-0.9 7.7 11.0 5.4 5.70 6.6 9.43 2.2 2.42 5.7 10.4 14.9 21.3 18.7 20.8
Endoplasmic reticulum 10.26-10.9 19.7 1.87 16.1 1.46 20.8 1.96 6.9 0.63 13.6 1.33 11.6 1.09 10.2 0.94
MVB 1.5-1.7 2.1 1.31 3.2 1.60 10.9 6.81 7.1 4.17 7.4 6.1 12.7 7.94 14.9 8.76
Mitochondrion 9.31-9.4 11.3 1.21 8.6 0.92 9.5 1.02 15.5 1.65 9.0 0.97 8.4 0.90 5.3 0.56
Plasma membrane 1.91-2.1 7.1 3.55 5.6 2.80 1.9 0.95 7.6 3.62 6.6 3.5 5.2 2.60 1.3 0.62
Light endosome 0.59-1.0 1.4 1.75 3.1 3.10 1.9 2.38 1.4 1.46 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 7.6 7.76
Golgi 2.0-2.23 8.9 4.14 3.7 1.85 5.4 2.51 5.8 2.89 4.6 2.1 7.0 3.26 4.3 2.15
Nucleus 34.8-38.6 5.7 0.16 12.8 0.37 9.5 0.26 8.8 0.25 16.4 0.42 3.2 0.09 8.2 0.24
Unidentified 6.33-7.8 5.1 0.72 7.1 0.89 1.4 0.20 5.7 0.73 7.2 1.1 3.4 0.48 3.3 0.42