Table 1.
Spine analysis parameters and results.
| Genotype | Range | Mean | Median | Interquartile Range | n (spines/animals) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSD density | WT | 0.066–0.53 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.2–0.3 | 150 images/3 |
| p = 0.049 | fmr1-/y | 0.066–0.72 | 0.32 | 0.3 | 0.23–0.39 | 150 images/3 |
| PSD length | WT | 106–639 | 275 | 262 | 210–318 | 300/3 |
| p = 0.42 | fmr1-/y | 124–659 | 289 | 273 | 216–346 | 300/3 |
| Spine length | WT | 292–1783 | 856 | 801 | 664–1057 | 221/3 |
| p = 0.001 | fmr1-/y | 339–2838 | 1030 | 1012 | 745–1255 | 224/3 |
| Spine area | WT | 0.05–0.84 | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.12–0.29 | 221/3 |
| p = 0.157 | fmr1-/y | 0.03–0.82 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.17–0.35 | 224/3 |
| Neck length | WT | 68–1319 | 518 | 484 | 334–646 | 221/3 |
| p = 0.0003 | fmr1-/y | 122–2072 | 685 | 656 | 411–873 | 224/3 |
| Neck area | WT | 0.01–0.3 | 0.099 | 0.087 | 0.05–0.13 | 221/3 |
| p = 0.031 | fmr1-/y | 0.009–0.45 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.08–0.17 | 224/3 |
| Neck width | WT | 35–351 | 136 | 121 | 89–166 | 221/3 |
| p = 0.79 | fmr1-/y | 23–384 | 133 | 113 | 82–162 | 224/3 |
| Head length | WT | 122–932 | 338 | 299 | 229–421 | 221/3 |
| p = 0.68 | fmr1-/y | 112–1046 | 346 | 243 | 243–413 | 224/3 |
| Head area | WT | 0.017–0.66 | 0.12 | 0.089 | 0.05–0.17 | 221/3 |
| p = 0.48 | fmr1-/y | 0.011–0.67 | 0.14 | 0.1 | 0.06–0.18 | 224/3 |
Length in nm, area in um2 and density in PSD/um2.