Table 4.
Cell densities in cerebellum and associated structures.
| Region | Neuron density | Astrocytes | Oligodendrocytes | Microglia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1,210 Purkinje Cells/mm2 (Zanjani et al., 1997) 1,100 Purkinje Cells/mm2 (Woodruff-Pak, 2006) 1,050 Purkinje Cells/mm2 (Doulazmi et al., 1999) 846 Purkinje Cells/mm2 (Hadj-Sahraoui et al., 1996) 1,230 Purkinje Cells/mm2 (Isaacs and Abbott, 1995) 1,263 Purkinje Cells/mm2 Purkinje (Fan et al., 2001) Mean and STD: 1,120 ± 160 PCs/mm2 Volumetric estimates: 25,570 Purkinje Cells/mm3 (Lange, 1975) 17,000 Purkinje Cells/mm3 (Förster, 2008) 14,000 Stellate and Basket Cells/mm3 (Förster, 2008) |
1,512 (Rockland and DeFelipe, 2012) | 15,000 (Förster, 2008) 12,500 (San Jose et al., 2001) 1840.8 CC+ (Relucio, 2011) Mean and STD Regular Oligodendrocytes: 13,750 ± 1,768 |
9,090 (Rockland and DeFelipe, 2012) 8,158 (Journiac et al., 2005) Mean and STD: 8,624 ± 659 |
| Granular layer | 6,562,500 granule cells (Zanjani et al., 1997) 500,000 (Steen, 2006) Mean and STD: 4,000,000 ± 4,000,000 |
9,000 S100 (Steen, 2006) 5,400 S100 (Förster, 2008) Mean and STD: 7,200 ± 2,546 |
6,000 (Steen, 2006) 5,400 (Förster, 2008) Mean and STD: 5,700 ± 424 |
7,000 (Steen, 2006) 3,500 (Förster, 2008) 3,281 (Vela et al., 1995) 3,200 (Lawson et al., 1990) 1,116 (Lorke et al., 2008) Mean and STD: 3,619 ± 2,121 |
| Molecular layer | 120,110 (Lange, 1975) | — | — | 3,500 (Förster, 2008) 2,200 (Lawson et al., 1990) 1,367 (Vela et al., 1995) Mean and STD: 2,356 ± 1,075 |
| Cerebellar nuclei | — | — | — | 7,300 (Lawson et al., 1990) |
| Vestibular nuclei | 2,976 Lateral Vestibular Nucleus (Sturrock, 1989) | — | — | 5,632 (Vela et al., 1995) |
| Inferior Olive | 24,598 (Zanjani et al., 1997) | — | — | — |
Purkinje Cell density was converted to cells/mm2 except in cases where the original paper only reported a volumetric density.