Research Article

The Segmental Morphometric Properties of the Horse Cervical Spinal Cord: A Study of Cadaver

Table 3

Relationships among microscopic measurements of the cervical spinal cords ( ).

LengthDiameterAreaVolume
TDVDTDCCVDCCGSWMGMCCTotalWMGM

CC0.892***−0.649***−0.467**0.0030.279−0.533***−0.405**−0.784***0.643***0.680***0.702***0.088
VolumeGM0.3120.1950.141−0.146−0.2510.660***0.691***0.348*−0.419**0.617***0.573***
WM0.911***−0.431**−0.128−0.0320.2510.0670.234−0.506**0.0060.998***
Total0.895***−0.400*−0.114−0.040.2240.1080.271−0.462**−0.022

CC0.265−0.585***−0.535***0.0280.262−0.697***−0.678***−0.541***
AreaGM−0.747***0.656***0.312−0.097−0.409**0.751***0.603***
WM−0.1640.280.278−0.054−0.0690.980***
GS−0.324*0.397*0.309−0.069−0.16

VDCC0.264−0.545***−0.115−0.01
DiameterTDCC−0.029−0.132−0.346*
VD−0.2650.589***
TD−0.535***

Transverse (TD) and vertical (VD) diameters of the segments, transverse (TDCC) and vertical (VDCC) diameters of central canal, gross section (GS), white matter (WM), grey matter (GM), and central canal (CC) area, spinal cord segments (total), and white matter (WM), grey matter (GM), and central canal (CC) volumes. Pearson’s coefficient: , , and .