Table 3. Glia density by cortex layer.
Brain Area | Cell Layer | Neuroglia | ||||||
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I | II | IIIA | IIIB | V | VI | Area Mean | ||
Delphinus delphis (Brain: 783g) | ||||||||
APL | 48,944 | 36,733 | 39,215 | 47,852 | 47,852 | 48,149 | 44,791 | |
SLL | 40,902 | 37,130 | 33,357 | 36,633 | 41,796 | 40,009 | 38,305 | |
Layer Mean | 44,923 | 36,932 | 36,286 | 42,243 | 44,824 | 44,079 | 41,548 | |
Tursiops truncatus (Brain: 1,559g) | ||||||||
APL | 26,859 | 32,274 | 30,108 | 36,390 | 28,808 | 36,173 | 31,769 | |
SLL | 32,991 | 29,875 | 32,807 | 34,274 | 41,422 | 36,473 | 34,640 | |
Layer Mean | 29,925 | 31,075 | 31,458 | 35,332 | 35,115 | 36,323 | 33,205 | |
Ziphius cavirostris (Brain: 2,004g) | ||||||||
APL | 35,144 | 32,166 | 36,931 | 29,783 | 43,483 | 47,057 | 37,427 | |
SLL | 28,592 | 22,040 | 35,144 | 44,079 | 33,357 | 42,292 | 34,251 | |
Layer Mean | 31,868 | 27,103 | 36,038 | 36,931 | 38,420 | 44,675 | 35,839 | |
Orcinus orca (Brain: 6,215g) | ||||||||
APL | 29,188 | 29,485 | 25,018 | 21,146 | 22,933 | 22,933 | 25,117 | |
SLL | 34,846 | 26,507 | 27,401 | 28,592 | 30,677 | 29,783 | 29,634 | |
Layer Mean | 32,017 | 27,996 | 26,210 | 24,869 | 26,805 | 26,358 | 27,376 |
Glial cell packing density ranges for four species of odontocetes by cell layer and brain area. APL = anterior paralimbic lobule; SLL = supralimbic lobule. All values represent average glial cell counts.