Figure 3
From: Developmental control of lateralized neuron size in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
Lateralized ASE soma sizes are paralleled by lateralized dendrite diameters. (A) Left/right ratios of dendrite sizes derived from electron micrographs. The dashed line is at a ratio of 1, which indicates the left and right dendrites are of equivalent size. Error bars are standard error of the mean for variation within a given dendrite. A representative electron microscopy image of the amphid groups is shown, with the measured neurons outlined and ASEL and ASER highlighted. The scale bar was estimated given the known width of the whole worm at the measured area. n = 7 slices for each individual. (B) ASEL and ASER dendrite diameters derived from confocal images (at 63 × magnification) of otIs242 (che-1prom::gfp) individuals. Measurements are shown as two open circles; lines connect each individual with each cell type. Averages of left and right are indicated as horizontal bars; **P < 0.01. A representative image of each dendrite pair is shown. (C) ASEL and ASER ring neurite diameters derived from confocal images as in (B); measurements for amphid and ring neurites come from the same animals. **P < 0.01. A representative image of each of the dendrite pairs is shown.