Table 3.
Neurogenesis related cell counts.
| DBA | C57BL/6 | House mouse | Hamster | Sand rat | Cotton rat | Muskrat | Yellow-necked wood mouse | Bank vole | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proliferating cells | 1753 | 4505 | 1630 | 2813 | 2452 | 5053 | 2487 | 15,030 | 5373 |
| SD | 184 | 765 | 268 | 1240 | 591 | 2378 | 657 | 3556 | 2830 |
| Mean CE | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.08 |
| CE2/CV2 | 0.42 | 0.11 | 0.19 | 0.03 | 0.17 | 0.04 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.02 |
| Frame/grid size | Exhaustive counts | ||||||||
| Sections | 14 (0.8) | 14 (2.1) | 13 (1.2) | 7 (0.5) | 8 (1.3) | 8 (1.2) | 10 (1.2) | 12 (3) | 14 (1) |
| Cells counted | 351 (37) | 901 (153) | 326 (53) | 281 (124) | 245 (59) | 505 (18) | 178 (47) | 2505 (593) | 896 (472) |
| Young neurons | 7372 | 21,080 | 10,677 | 7450 | 10,850 | 9103 | 11,655 | 57,682 | 38,833 |
| SD | 940 | 3072 | 2609 | 1069 | 3587 | 1484 | 3781 | 4382 | 24,082 |
| Mean CE (m = 0) | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.08 |
| CE2/CV2 | 0.83 | 0.25 | 0.14 | 0.26 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 1.59 | 0.02 |
| Frame/grid size | 40/100 | 25/100 | 30/125 | 35/60 | Exhaustive counts | 20/100 | 30/100 | ||
| Sections | 15 (1.1) | 14 (1.0) | 13(1.6) | 8 (0.8) | 9 (1.0) | 9 (0.8) | 9 (1.2) | 7 (0.8) | 7 (0) |
| Cells counted | 200 (42) | 315 (96) | 123 (30) | 267 (51) | 1085 (359) | 902 (155) | 817 (255) | 210 (47) | 376 (93) |
Estimated numbers of proliferating cells and young neurons in the hippocampus of rodents. Numbers are given unilateral and represent means; no correction for age was made. Proliferating cell numbers for yellow-necked wood mice and bank voles published earlier (Amrein et al., 2004b) were included for convenience. Frame and grid sizes are in μm. The number of sections used and cells counted to generate estimates of total number are presented as mean (SD).