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Table 6 The difference between number (million ± SE) of axons in five CC segments in autistic and control subjects

From: Deficit of corpus callosum axons, reduced axon diameter and decreased area are markers of abnormal development of interhemispheric connections in autistic subjects

Group

S I

S II

S III

S IV

S V

Total number

C

25.900 (1.891)

24.944 (1.175)

9.878 (1.417)

3.711 (0.326)

25.222 (2.518)

89.655 (4.186)

A

10.933 (2.010)

15.500 (1.642)

3.211 (0.644)

1.360 (0.441)

13.300 (1.618)

44.304 (4.885)

p <

0.0001***

0.0003***

0.0012**

0.0006***

0.0011**

0.0001***

Differ.

−57.79%

−37.87%

67.49%

−63.35%

−47.27%

−49.42%

  1. SE standard error, CC corpus callosum, S segment, C control, A autism; Differ., difference. Standard errors in parentheses. **p ≤ 0.01; ***p ≤ 0.001