Table 2.
Changes of the astrocyte ramification in the CA3 region (A) and the dentate gyrus (DG) (B)
| (A) Morphological parameters in CA3 | Animal groups | |||||
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| N | L06 | L30 | N SE | L06 SE | L30 SE | |
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| (B) Morphological parameters in DG | Animal groups | |||||
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| N | L06 | L30 | N SE | L06 SE | L30 SE | |
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N, normal rats, L06 and L30, rats injected with LPS on postnatal days 6 or 30, respectively.
SE added to each of the symbols indicates animal groups which additionally experienced seizures induced with pilocarpine at the age of two months.
Black arrows indicate statistically significant increases in L06, L30 or N SE groups in relation to the naïve, untreated group (N).
Gray arrows indicate increases or decreases in L06 SE or L30 SE groups in relation to the untreated and seizure‐experiencing control group (N SE). Empty spaces indicate lack of significant changes.