Table 1.

Summary of spine morphological parameters

Morphology parameterP14P37
WildtypeFmr1KOWildtypeFmr1KO
CA1
    Head width
        Range244–1367 nm152–1534 nm165–918 nm175–1122 nm
        Mean ± SD per animal598 ± 15 nm586 ± 49 nm393 ± 47 nm447 ± 21 nm
        95% CI on mean584–612 nm543–629 nm340–446 nm423–471 nm
        Median ± SD per animal577 ± 28 nm556 ± 63 nm360 ± 45 nm415 ± 28 nm
    Neck length
        Range81–2307 nm61–2080 nm61–1164 nm62–1064 nm
        Mean ± SD per animal482 ± 51 nm481 ± 52 nm316 ± 21 nm264 ± 45 nm
        95% CI on mean432–532 nm435–527 nm292–340 nm212–315 nm
        Median ± SD per animal416 ± 72 nm376 ± 53 nm239 ± 24 nm211 ± 24 nm
    Neck width
        Range66–258 nm60–265 nm84–465 nm81–353 nm
        Mean ± SD per animal128 ± 4 nm132 ± 13 nm165 ± 6 nm150 ± 4 nm
        95% CI on mean124–132 nm121–144 nm159–172 nm144–158 nm
        Median ± SD per animal118 ± 2 nm124 ± 15 nm151 ± 8 nm141 ± 12 nm
L5
    Head width
        Range217–1556 nm142–1376 nm201–1560 nm185–1238 nm
        Mean ± SD per animal652 ± 51 nm619 ± 39 nm568 ± 28 nm554 ± 39 nm
        95% CI on mean602–701 nm588–650 nm536–599 nm510–598 nm
        Median ± SD per animal593 ± 53 nm590 ± 25 nm532 ± 41 nm535 ± 34 nm
    Neck length
        Range62–2514 nm81–3192 nm61–2351 nm82–2553 nm
        Mean ± SD per animal681 ± 86 nm688 ± 89 nm587 ± 91 nm523 ± 61 nm
        95% CI on mean597–765 nm617–760 nm484–690 nm454–592 nm
        Median ± SD per animal617 ± 80 nm577 ± 143 nm481 ± 124 nm439 ± 78 nm
    Neck width
        Range67–300 nm65–383 nm70–318 nm72–369 nm
        Mean ± SD per animal130 ± 21 nm119 ± 12 nm146 ± 12 nm141 ± 20 nm
        95% CI on mean110–150 nm110–129 nm133–160 nm119–164 nm
        Median ± SD per animal124 ± 20 nm111 ± 10 nm134 ± 8 nm130 ± 21 nm