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Table 1 Peroxisome densities of neurons in different brain regions of patients with different ADNC

From: Rise and fall of peroxisomes during Alzheimer´s disease: a pilot study in human brains

Region

ADNC

Peroxisome density (number/100 µm2)

Mean value

Median value

P-value vs no ADNC

P-value vs low ADNC

P-value vs mid ADNC

Striatum

No

14.4

14.3

   

Low

15.6

15.4

n.s

  

Mid

15.7

16.3

n.s

n.s

 

High

13.4

13.6

n.s

0.005

0.004

SN

No

25.9

25.3

   

Low

32.1

33.0

7.6 × 10–6

  

Mid

29.24

31.6

0.024

n.s

 

High

30.1

32.1

0.003

n.s

n.s

Pons

No

20.9

20.6

   

Low

25.3

27.0

2.3 × 10–6

  

Mid

21.0

21.2

n.s

1.7 × 10–4

 

High

21.7

22.0

n.s

4.2 × 10–5

n.s

Inf. Olive

No

13.3

10.6

   

Low

11.7

10.7

n.s

  

Mid

11.8

10.1

n.s

n.s

 

High

12.3

11.4

n.s

n.s

n.s

Cb

No

29.2

29.2

   

Low

28.0

28.0

n.s

  

Mid

26.8

27.0

n.s

n.s

 

High

24.8

24.4

2.4 × 10–4

n.s

0.041