Table 4.
Summary of all thick slices and relative blocks (see also Figure 2B) used for histologic analyses in the neonatal, juvenile, and adult dolphin brains, at different anterior–posterior levels (see Figure 3).
| Species Age | ID | Brain level (slices) | Tissue blocks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hist | Gal | |||
| T. truncatus (neonatal) | 186 (L) | Tt2 | 1 | 1 |
| Tt5 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Tt7 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Tt9 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Tt10 | 1 | – | ||
| 186 (R) | Tt6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tt10 | 2 | – | ||
| 145 (L) | Tt3 | 2 | – | |
| Tt4 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Tt8 | 1 | – | ||
| Tt9 | 1 | – | ||
| Tt11 | 1 | – | ||
| 144 (L) | Tt4 | 2 | – | |
| Tt5 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Tt6 | 1 | – | ||
| Tt7 | 1 | – | ||
| Tt10 | 1 | – | ||
| 144 (R) | Tt4 | 2 | – | |
| Tt5 | 2 | – | ||
| Tt6 | 1 | – | ||
| Tt7 | 1 | – | ||
| Tt10 | 1 | – | ||
| 229 (L) | Tt9 | 1 | – | |
| Tt12 | – | – | ||
| S. coeruleoalba(juvenile) | 320 (L) | Sc1 | – | – |
| Sc2 | 1 | – | ||
| Sc3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sc4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sc5 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sc6 | 1 | – | ||
| 320 (R) | Sc3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sc4 | – | – | ||
| Tt (adult) | 192 (L) | aTt2 | – | – |
| aTt3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| aTt4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 196 (L) | aTt3 | 1 | 1 | |
| aTt4 | – | – | ||
| Sc (adult) | 167 (L) | aSc2 | – | – |
| aSc3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| aSc4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| aSc5 | 1 | – | ||
ID, Animal identification number; L, left hemisphere, R, right hemisphere; Hist, histology; Gal, Gallyas.