Table 5.

Numbers of unmyelinated axons and DiI labeled somas of PO wild-type and Bax KO mice

Wild typeBax KO
Phrenic n. (axons)285 ± 16 (5)502 ± 84 (5)*
Phrenic n. (somas-DiI)323 ± 33 (5)434 ± 66 (4)*
Buccal n. (axons)1622 ± 215 (3)3314 ± 693 (3)*
L4 ventral root (axons)1150 ± 74 (4)3427 ± 564 (3)*
  • Values shown are mean ± SD (number of animals is in parentheses).

  • *p < 0.01, t test. n., Nerve.