Figure 5
From: Contribution of cytoskeletal elements to the axonal mechanical properties
Average force responses at each increment of deformation as the control and treated axons were compressed from 0 (no compression) to 0.8 μ m. Untreated control axons had the highest force response in each increment of deformation (n = 6), followed by cytochalasin D-treated (n = 6, microfilament disruption) and acrylamide treated axons (n = 6, neurofilament disruption). Nocodazole-treated axons (n = 6, microtubule disruption) and axons treated with all three drugs had similar force response in each increment of deformation.