Table 1 Spontaneous neurotransmitter release in NMJs of LAL and TVA muscles.

From: Morphological and functional remodelling of the neuromuscular junction by skeletal muscle PGC-1α

 

WT

MCK

P -value

LAL

 Amplitude (mV)

1.75±0.32 (18, 3)

1.76±0.15 (21, 4)

0.97

 Frequency (Hz)

0.68±0.08 (18, 3)

0.87±0.08 (24, 4)

0.11

 Rise time (ms)

0.68±0.02 (11, 3)

0.78±0.03 (14, 4)

0.03 *

 Decay time constant (ms)

2.09±0.18 (11, 3)

2.21±0.13 (14, 4)

0.58

TVA

 Amplitude (mV)

0.67±0.04 (17, 3)

0.98±0.08 (17, 3)

0.002*

 Frequency (Hz)

1.06±0.14 (17, 3)

1.47±0.16 (17, 3)

0.07

  1. LAL, levator auris longus; MCK, muscle creatine kinase; NMJ, neuromuscular junction; TVA, transversus abdominis; WT, wild type.
  2. The results are represented as mean±s.e.m. The numbers in the parenthesis are n, N: number of fibres, number of mice.
  3. Statistically significant values are indicated in bold.
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