Table 4. Ratio of astrocytes to microglia in corpus striatum.
Mn mine workers | Non-Mn exposed mine workers | p value | |
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GFAP/CD68 ratio caudate | 7.80 ± 2.27 | 14.68 ± 6.81 | 0.025* |
GFAP/CD68 ratio putamen | 7.35 ± 2.63 | 11.11 ± 5.81 | 0.117 |
GFAP/CD68 ratio GPe | 10.60± 4.10 | 16.10 ± 7.51 | 0.091 |
GFAP/CD68 ratio GPi | 9.56 ± 5.88 | 12.42 ± 6.64 | 0.376 |
GPe=globus pallidus external segment; GPi=globus pallidus internal segment
p<0.05