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. 2020 Jan 22;40(4):743–768. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1199-19.2019

Table 3.

Quantification of GPe neurons

Molecularly defined neuron subtypes
Sox6+
Nkx2.1+
PV+
Lhx6+
Npas1+
Foxp2+
Dbx1+
ChAT+
Median ± MAD n (neurons; sections) Median ± MAD n (neurons; sections) Median ± MAD n (neurons; sections) Median ± MAD n (neurons; sections) Median ± MAD n (neurons; sections) Median ± MAD n (neurons; sections) Median ± MAD n (neurons; sections) Median ± MAD n (neurons; sections)
Total GPe neurons (%) 63.7 ± 4.0 4681; 14 59.6 ± 2.3 5342; 16 49.2 ± 4.3 2726; 19 33.7 ± 7.5 2533; 12 32.1 ± 3.9 3361; 21 22.1 ± 1.1 1273; 10 9.3 ± 1.3 3002; 61 5.9 ± 1.7 267; 9
Coexpression (%)
    Sox6 68.2 ± 0.5 681; 3 52.5 ± 8.4 1675; 15 c75.5 ± 7.2 2346; 15 93.4 ± 5.6 1999; 14 67.0 ± 4.3 206; 3 51.6 ± 8.2 442; 15 0.0 ± 0.0 0; 3
    Nkx2.1 58.2 ± 0.3 681; 3 83.2 ± 3.5 1105; 7 78.4 ± 8.0 1469; 9 32.0 ± 1.4 383; 6 0.0 ± 0.0 1; 3 77.8 ± 10.2 329; 9
    PV 36.4 ± 3.2 1675; 15 70.8 ± 3.0 1105; 7 a28.1 ± 7.3 654; 12 2.7 ± 2.7 96; 12 72.0 ± 8.3 493; 23
    Lhx6 47.0 ± 6.7 2346; 15 40.6 ± 7.4 1469; 9 24.1 ± 9.6 654;12 40.7 ± 4.6 818; 12 1.3 ± 1.3 8; 3 50.0 ± 3.6 48; 3
    Npas1 45.4 ± 5.7 1999; 14 17.3 ± 2.3 383; 6 2.0 ± 2.0 96; 12 b35.2 ± 5.1 818; 12 79.3 ± 3.8 566; 6 9.5 ± 5.2 72; 14
    Foxp2 34.1 ± 5.7 206; 13 0.0 ± 0.0 1; 3 1.9 ± 0.5 8; 3 56.8 ± 4.2 566; 6 3.6 ± 1.9 13; 10
    Dbx1 10.4 ± 3.2 411; 15 12.0 ± 1.3 329; 9 13.6 ± 3.0 493; 23 3.3 ± 1.8 72; 14 1.5 ± 0.6 13; 10 10.6 ± 4.2 34; 9
    ChAT 0.0 ± 0.0 0; 3 f6.7 ± 0.6 48; 3 7.4 ± 3.3 34; 9

Lhx6+ neuron composition: a + b + d + e = 100%.

aLhx6+-PV+ = 28%.

bLhx6+-Npas1+ = 35%.

cLhx6+-Sox6+ = 76%.

dLhx6+-PV-Npas1-Sox6: 100% − c = 24%.

eLhx6+-PV-Npas1-Sox6+: cab = 13%.

fChAT+ neurons can be a portion of Lhx6+-PV-Npas1-Sox6 neurons.

Lhx6+-PV+ and Lhx6+-Npas1+ neurons also express Sox6.

MAD, Median absolute deviation.