Table 3.
Brain Region |
Wild type | nNOS−/− | ||||
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0.0 mg/g/day | 2.2 mg/g/day | 4.4 mg/g/day | 0.0 mg/g/day | 2.2 mg/g/day | 4.4 mg/g/day | |
Cerebral Cortex | 12.92 ± 0.34 | 13.21± 0.29 | 13.21 ± 0.18 | 13.30 ± 0.22 | 13.39 ± 0.14 | 12.94 ± 0.27 |
CA3 Pyramidal Cells | 25.73 ± 0.34 | 26.00 ± 0.27 | 25.86 ± 0.64 | 25.74 ± 0.26 | 25.48 ± 0.76 | 25.08 ± 0.39 |
CA1 Pyramidal Cells | 32.42 ± 0.53 | 32.67 ± 0.74 | 32.72 ± 0.31 | 32.09 ± 0.69 | 32.35 ± 0.51 | 31.84 ±0.45 |
Dentate Gyrus Granule Cells | 82.52 ± 1.13 | 80.94 ± 1.88 | 83.33 ± 0.86 | 81.00 ± 1.87 | 81.93 ± 1.31 | 80.79 ± 1.16 |
Densities are expressed as cells per cubic mm. Numbers are means ± SEM. Cell densities differed among brain regions, but there were no significant differences in cell densities between the two genotypes or among the alcohol treatment groups.