Table 1 Segmental distribution of retrogradely labelled DRG neurons after DiI injection into the left pleural cavity
From: Spinal afferent neurons projecting to the rat lung and pleura express acid sensitive channels
Left | Rat 1 | Rat 2 | Rat 3 | Rat 4 | Rat 5 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
C2 | 3 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X |
C3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 |
C4 | 3 | 2.8 | 7 | 7.6 | 4 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C5 | 17 | 15.7 | 5 | 5.4 | 14 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 23.5 |
C6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.3 | 4 | 4.7 | 6 | 19.4 | 0 | 0 |
C7 | 1 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.2 | 1 | 2.0 |
C8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5.9 |
Th1 | 12 | 11.1 | 18 | 19.6 | 5 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Th2 | 13 | 12.0 | 4 | 4.4 | 2 | 2.3 | 1 | 3.2 | 6 | 11.8 |
Th3 | 7 | 6.5 | 8 | 8.7 | 1 | 1.2 | 4 | 12.9 | 3 | 5.9 |
Th4 | 24 | 22.2 | 5 | 5.4 | 5 | 5.8 | 3 | 9.7 | 3 | 5.9 |
Th5 | 8 | 7.4 | 26 | 28.3 | 2 | 2.3 | X | X | 2 | 3.9 |
Th6 | 2 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 25.6 | 12 | 38.7 | 11 | 21.6 |
Th7 | 5 | 4.6 | 3 | 3.3 | 6 | 7.0 | 2 | 6.5 | 7 | 13.7 |
Th8 | 4 | 3.7 | 2 | 2.2 | 4 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.9 |
Th9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.5 | 5 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Th10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.7 | 1 | 3.2 | 1 | 2.0 |
Th11 | 4 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Th12 | 5 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Σ | 108 | 100 | 92 | 100 | 86 | 100 | 31 | 100 | 51 | 100 |
Right | Rat 1 | Rat 2 | Rat 3 | Rat 4 | Rat 5 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
C2 | 3 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.9 |
C3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.5 | 2 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
C4 | 3 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11.8 |
C5 | 7 | 8.5 | 1 | 4.4 | 7 | 12.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.9 |
C6 | 7 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5.2 | 3 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 |
C7 | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Th1 | 18 | 22.0 | 5 | 21.7 | 8 | 13.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Th2 | 8 | 9.8 | 4 | 17.4 | 11 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Th3 | 3 | 3.7 | 2 | 8.7 | 14 | 24.1 | 5 | 16.1 | 0 | 0 |
Th4 | 25 | 30.5 | 8 | 34.8 | 1 | 1.7 | 1 | 3.2 | 3 | 17.7 |
Th5 | 2 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 32.3 | 8 | 47.1 |
Th6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5.2 | 3 | 9.7 | 2 | 11.8 |
Th7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.4 | 1 | 1.7 | 6 | 19.4 | 0 | 0 |
Th8 | 1 | 1.2 | 1 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 |
Th9 | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Th10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Th11 | 2 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Th12 | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Σ | 82 | 100 | 23 | 100 | 58 | 100 | 31 | 100 | 17 | 100 |