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. 2016 Jul 23;42(Suppl 1):S4–S12. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbv157

Table 2.

Details of the Stereologic Counting Procedures

Subiculum CA1 CA2/3 CA4 DG
Obj. 50× 50× 50× 50× 50×
B (μm2) 900 900 900 900 900
H (μm) 17 17 17 17 17
D (μm) 930×510 450×570 990×480 830×430 270×130
∑CS 200 120 250 160 130
∑Q neurons 3260 2037 4851 3214 8907
∑Q astrocytes 270 178 317 230 172
∑Q oligodendrocytes 1187 464 1053 734 296
CEpred (neurons) 0.049 0.048 0.046 0.05 0.033
CEpred (astrocytes) 0.051 0.049 0.053 0.048 0.050
CEpred (oligodendroc.) 0.038 0.042 0.048 0.039 0.041

Note: Obj, objective used; B and H, base and height of the unbiased virtual counting spaces; D, distance between the unbiased virtual counting spaces in mutually orthogonal directions x and y; ∑CS, average sum of unbiased virtual counting spaces used in one hemisphere of one proband; ∑Q neurons, average number of counted neurons in one hemisphere of one proband; ∑Q oligodendrocytes, average number of counted oligodendrocytes in one hemisphere of one proband; ∑Q astrocytes, average number of counted astrocytes in one hemisphere of one proband; CEpred, average predicted coefficient of error of estimated cell numbers; Oligodendroc., oligodendrocytes; DG, dentate gyrus; CA, Cornu Ammonis.