Size Category | Large | Medium | Small | ||||||
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Treatment | Sham | Uncut | Cut | Sham | Cut | Cut | Sham | Uncut | Cut |
Cell size, um | 51.7 ± 1.0 | 49.6 ± 0.7 | 51.3 ± 1.3 | 39.6 ± 0.8 | 39.1 ± 0.7 | 38.9 ± 1.0 | 27.2 ± 0.6 | 25.0 ± 1.2 | 28.5 ± 1.4 |
n | 18 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 4 |
RMP, mV | −56.4 ± 2.0 | −57.2 ± 2.0 | −58.6 ± 1.6 | −55.6 ± 1.7 | −55.5 ± 2.0 | −56.1 ± 1.6 | −50.9 ± 2.5 | −52.6 ± 2.5 | −52.9 ± 4.4 |
n | 18 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 4 |
Rin, Mohm | 9.0 ± 1.5 | 13.1 ± 2.0 | 20.2 ± 4.0 | 15.8 ± 2.0 | 18.1 ± 3.1 | 28.4 ± 3.7 | 50.9 ± 8.3 | 30.4 ± 3.8 | 22.3 ± 5.2 |
n | 16 | 17 | 16* | 24 | 16 | 162-160 † | 13 | 14 | 3 |
Curr. thre., nA | 1.85 ± 0.33 | 2.18 ± 0.34 | 1.70 ± 0.38 | 1.76 ± 0.27 | 1.63 ± 0.32 | 2.08 ± 0.44 | 0.84 ± 0.17 | 1.83 ± 0.49 | 0.70 ± 0.15 |
n | 16 | 16 | 12 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 3 |
Vol. thre., mV | −44.8 ± 4.6 | −54.9 ± 2.1 | −56.2 ± 2.0 | −36.4 ± 3.9 | −54.5 ± 2.3 | −48.3 ± 2.9 | −29.5 ± 3.8 | −28.7 ± 6.0 | −31.0 ± 11.6 |
n | 10 | 12* | 10* | 20 | 92-160 | 14* | 13 | 10 | 2 |
APD50, ms | 0.60 ± 0.04 | 0.62 ± 0.06 | 0.66 ± 0.11 | 0.93 ± 0.09 | 0.79 ± 0.09 | 0.83 ± 0.09 | 1.68 ± 0.17 | 1.84 ± 0.25 | 2.22 ± 0.70 |
n | 6 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 3 |
dV/dt r., mV/ms | 198 ± 20.6 | 225 ± 19.9 | 229 ± 30.7 | 170 ± 15.8 | 183 ± 21.0 | 201 ± 20.1 | 155 ± 16.5 | 133 ± 17.4 | 85.6 ± 36.3 |
n | 7 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 3 |
dV/dt f., mV/ms | −133 ± 11.9 | −131 ± 9.1 | −144 ± 22.3 | −100 ± 11.0 | −124 ± 14.0 | −123 ± 8.4 | −69.8 ± 7.8 | −60.1 ± 9.9 | −48.8 ± 16.4 |
n | 7 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 3 |
AHP50, ms | 3.35 ± 1.18 | 4.71 ± 0.79 | 4.81 ± 1.44 | 6.05 ± 1.44 | 8.15 ± 2.18 | 4.69 ± 1.15 | 6.19 ± 0.80 | 5.28 ± 1.13 | 6.02 ± 2.44 |
n | 7 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 3 |
AHP amp., mV | −13.1 ± 2.3 | −11.1 ± 0.8 | −10.2 ± 1.1 | −13.5 ± 0.9 | −10.0 ± 1.6 | −11.5 ± 0.8 | −15.0 ± 1.6 | −12.3 ± 1.9 | −11.6 ± 3.7 |
n | 7 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 3 |
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PR: L5 dorsal root partial rhizotomy; uncut: neurons with intact dorsal root fibers, cut: neurons with cut dorsal root fibers in PR rats, Sham: DRG neurons from Sham-operative rats; Cell size: mean diameter of neuron;
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↵* P < 0.05,
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↵F2-160 P < 0.01, cut or uncut vs. Sham;
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↵† P < 0.05, cut vs. uncut. Other parameters are same as Table 1.