Table 1.
Loss of cholinergic neurons from the basal forebrain as a percentage of control tissue cell counts.
| Rat No. | MS/VDB | HDB/MCPO | SIB | NbM/SI |
| 205 | 25.35 | 49.40 | 73.06 | 67.29 |
| 207 | 47.69 | 87.01 | 69.43 | 88.92 |
| 215 | 17.12 | 36.95 | 26.42 | 69.44 |
| 216 | 32.01 | 70.81 | 54.92 | 80.65 |
| 217 | 17.18 | 62.76 | 39.90 | 70.46 |
| 228 | 29.31 | 67.61 | 32.64 | 72.44 |
| Mean % loss | 32.83 | 73.83 | 54.83 | 86.67 |
Neurons were identified by ChAT immunohistochemistry. Abbreviations: MS/VDB medial septum/vertical limb of the diagonal band; HDB/MCPO horizontal limb of the diagonal band/magnocellular preoptic area; SIB substantia innominata basal part; NbM/SI nucleus basalis magnocellularis/substantia innominata.