Table 1.
NeunN+/c-Fos+ cell counts (cells/mm2) in the dLGN for the conditions tested.
| Darkness | Grid | Darkness | Grid | Rats | Slice/Rat | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contralateral | Ipsilateral | |||||
| Control | 45 (±34) | 47 (±17) | 45 (±34) | 38 (±20) | 8 | 9 |
| 4-AP | 151 (±28) | 228 (±45) | 35 (±30) | 40 (±20) | 8 | 9 |
| L-AP4 | 63 (±44) | 442 (±60) | 41 (±25) | 35 (±21) | 6 | 9 |
Table reports cells counts (cells/mm2) of c-Fos positive cells among NeuN positive cells in the dLGN (contralateral and ipsilateral to the tested eye) for various conditions. Notice the different behavior of the 4-AP group compared to the L-AP4 group: in the first no differential activation could be detected between visual stimulation and darkness condition, while in the latter a clear increase in c-Fos expression could be detected after visual stimulation. The fifth column reports the number of animals tested for each pharmacological manipulation, equally subdivided between darkness and visual stimulation. The last column reports the number of slices analyzed per each animal.