Table 2 Quantitative comparison of PNs in locust hatchlings and adults.
From: Olfactory system structure and function in newly hatched and adult locusts
(A) | Hatchling | Adult | T statistic | p-value | Hatchling normalized | Adult normalized | T statistic | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total length of PN branches in AL | 659.7 ± 89.5 | 1376.7 ± 353.3 | 1.97 | 0.08 | 4.92 ± 0.44 | 4.78 ± 1.26 | 0.10 | 0.92 |
Length of PN axon | 401.0 ± 3.3 | 768.3 ± 28.6 | 12.75 |  <  < 0.001 | 2.99 ± 0.13 | 2.67 ± 0.06 | 2.23 | 0.06 |
Total length of PN branches in MB | 2986.7 ± 76.6 | 6753.1 ± 862.5 | 4.35 | 0.002 | 22.29 ± 0.82 | 23.43 ± 2.56 | 0.42 | 0.68 |
Total length of PN branches in LH | 693.5 ± 101.7 | 1584 ± 168.1 | 4.53 | 0.002 | 5.18 ± 0.79 | 5.48 ± 0.52 | 0.31 | 0.76 |
(B) | Hatchling | Adult | T statistic | p-value | Â | Â | Â | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diameter of AL | 134 ± 5.8 | 288.26 ± 9.0 | 14.41 |  << 0.001 |  |  |  |  |
No. of dendritic PN branches in AL | 14.6 ± 2.7 | 15.4 ± 2.5 | 0.22 | 0.83 |  |  |  |  |
No. of PN branches in MB calyx | 88.4 ± 2.2 | 93.0 ± 14.6 | 0.31 | 0.76 |  |  |  |  |
No. of spines in PN branches in MB | 170.0 ± 10.9 | 206.4 ± 35.5 | 0.98 | 0.36 |  |  |  |  |
No. of PN branches in LH | 24.4 ± 5.0 | 27.2 ± 3.2 | 0.47 | 0.65 |  |  |  |  |
No. of spines in PN branches in LH | 42.4 ± 8.1 | 56.6 ± 7.7 | 1.27 | 0.24 |  |  |  |  |
No. of glomeruli in AL | 13.6 ± 2.2 | 14.6 ± 2.0 | 0.34 | 0.74 |  |  |  |  |
