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. 2016 Nov 23;6:37580. doi: 10.1038/srep37580

Figure 3. The frontal association cortex has developmental disturbances in PV+ cell density.

Figure 3

Panels show DAPI (a), PV+ cells (b), PNNs ((c); stained with WFA) from representative rats at PND90. Across both conditions the total number of DAPI labelled nuclei decreased steadily from infancy to early adulthood (main effect of Age, p < 0.0001). PV+ interneurons increased from PND7 to PND35 before declining at PND90 (main effect of Age, p < 0.0001). While PV+ cell density was reduced across development in polyI:C treated animals, this effect was not significant (main effect of Treatment, p = 0.07). The number of perineuronal nets increased throughout postnatal development (main effect of Age, p < 0.0001). Insets are representative images from each condition. Scale bar represents 250 μm. *p < 0.001.