TABLE 3.
Abundance and distribution of phosphorylated tau protein (pTau), detected by antibody AT180, in all available sections of the brains of three odontocetes (Gm1, La5 and Tt1) with amyloid plaques present and one (Gm5) with no amyloid plaques present, and the two selected sections of cerebral cortex from the four younger, control, odontocetes (Gm6, Gm7, La6 and Tt2)
| Gm1 | Gm5 | La5 | Tt1 | Gm6 | Gm7 | La6 | Tt2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basal ganglia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Limbic and anterior paralimbic lobes of CC | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Thalamus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Supralimbic/paralimbic/limbic lobes of CC | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Lingual lobe of CC | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Midbrain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Pons and cerebellar peduncles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Cerebellar vermis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Medulla | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Note: CC = cerebral cortex; 0 = no labelling; 1 = minimal; 2 = small; 3 = medium; 4 = large; 5 = very large amount present; NA = not applicable.