Table 1.

Effects of NGF and receptor blocking on motoneuronal sensitivities and recruitment threshold

TreatmentNk (sp/s/deg)r (sp/s/deg/s)Th (deg)
Control706.40 ± 0.260.73 ± 0.04−7.10 ± 0.86
Axotomy533.54 ± 0.25*0.47 ± 0.03*−6.62 ± 1.00
NGF1349.37 ± 0.30*0.93 ± 0.03*−2.22 ± 0.31*
NGF+k252a465.31 ± 0.340.65 ± 0.04−1.59 ± 1.51*
NGF+k252a+REX394.34 ± 0.27*0.53 ± 0.04*−5.28 ± 0.73
  • Values are means ± SEM. Symbols indicate significant differences between control (*), axotomy (), and NGF () groups (one-way ANOVA, Holm–Sidak method for post hoc comparisons, p < 0.05). Th, Threshold.