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. 2007 Jun 11;2007:46276. doi: 10.1155/2007/46276

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Figure 1

Boundaries of the PFC subareas in the rat visualized with antibodies. In the anterior PFC (3.70 − 2.20 mm from bregma), three subareas can be distinguished: IL, PL, and ACx. Pictures in the lower panels show the same sections at higher magnification. (a) Staining with the SMI-32 antibody shows the border between PL and ACx, and between ACx and premotor cortex (FR). (b) Parvalbumin (PV) is a good marker to distinguish IL from PL. The PV antibody stains neurons in layer V and in the other cortical layers in all three subareas. (c) The NeuN antibody strongly labels layer II, and also layers I–V can be easily distinguished with this antibody. (d) With Nissl staining, it is possible to distinguish layer I but not the other cortical layers. Scale bars: 500 μm.