Cad8 Quantification in the Emx2cortex [mean ± SD (in parentheses)].
| Genotype | Cortical area (cm2) | Cortical length (cm) | Cad8 area (cm2) | Cad8 length (cm) | Proportional area | Proportional length | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +/+ | 0.069 (0.013) | 0.405 (0.037) | 0.008 (0.002) | 0.073 (0.013) | 0.114 (0.017) | 0.180 (0.028) | 8 |
| +/− | 0.076 (0.010) | 0.424 (0.018) | 0.009 (0.002) | 0.085 (0.015) | 0.122 (0.027) | 0.200 (0.035) | 12 |
| −/− | 0.046 (0.011)* | 0.317 (0.031)* | 0.014 (0.005)* | 0.122 (0.026)* | 0.298 (0.066)* | 0.383 (0.050)* | 10 |
↵* P < 0.001 (two-tailed t test); mutant value is significantly different from wild type and heterozygote combined.