TABLE 2.
Number of BrdU and BrdU/NeuN + cells and percentage of new neurons evaluated by immunofluorescence in the granular (Gr) cell layer of the main olfactory bulb (MOB) and Gr and glomerular (Gl) cell layer of the accessory olfactory bulb (AOB) in the different groups.
| C | SE | PM1 | PM4 | NPM4 | |
| MOB Gr | |||||
| BrdU | 70 ± 9 | 83 ± 11 | 95 ± 20 | 117 ± 20 | 128 ± 22 |
| BrdU/NeuN | 52 ± 5 | 64 ± 12 | 81 ± 18 | 102 ± 16 | 95 ± 19 |
| Percentage | 75 | 75 | 85 | 88* | 74 |
| AOB Gl | |||||
| BrdU | 1.6 ± 1 | 4.1 ± 1 | 5.3 ± 2 | 2.4 | 6.9 ± 1 |
| BrdU/NeuN | 1.2 ± 1 | 1 ± 1 | 3.7 ± 2 | 2 ± 1 | 1.6 ± 1 |
| Percentage | 38 | 17+ | 66* | 75* | 23+ |
| AOB Gr | |||||
| BrdU | 5.7 ± 3 | 8.5 ± 2 | 8.5 ± 1 | 11.4 ± 2 | 10.2 ± 1 |
| BrdU/NeuN | 3.7 ± 2 | 4.9 ± 1 | 5.3 ± 1 | 7.3 | 5 ± 1 |
| Percentage | 58 | 60 | 62 | 75* | 38 |
*Different from C, SE, and NPM4. +Different from C.