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. 2019 Dec 16;14(12):e0226206. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226206

Table 3. Glia density by cortex layer.

Brain Area Cell Layer Neuroglia
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.