Table 2

- Statistical comparisons between the groups of the regeneration findings in the histological evaluation.

GroupsGroup 2 RegeneratedbasophiliaGroup 3 RegeneratedbasophiliaGroup 2 Split and ring fibresGroup 3 Split and ring fibresGroup 2 Central nucleusGroup 3 Central nucleusGroup 2 Total regenerationGroup 3 Total regeneration
Group 3 Regenerated basophilia0.473 (p>0.05)
Group 1 Regenerated basophilia0.194 (p>0.05)0.104 (p>0.05)
Group 3 Split and ring fibres0.0031 (p<0.05)
Group 1 Split and ring fibres0.3768 (p>0.05)0.0347 (p<0.05)
Group 3 Central nucleus0.03268 (p<0.05)
Group 1 Central nucleus0.24632 (p>0.05)0.00948 (p<0.05)
Group 3 Total regeneration0.0433 p<0.05
Group 1 Total regeneration0.3137 p>0.050.0221 p<0.05

Group 1: control group (n=10), Group 2: absence of REM sleep group (n=10), Group 3: chronic absence of sleep group (n=10), Kruskal-wallis (Mann-whitney u test), and student t test