Table 5.
Effect of maternal supplementation with HTX on NeuN immunostaining in the hippocampus of control (Ctrl) and HTX-treated pigs. ImageJ was used for the quantification (mean ± SE).
| CA1 | GD | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cell Count | Area (%) | Mean Size (µm2) | Cell Count | Area (%) | Mean Size (µm2) | ||
| Fetuses | Ctrl | 127.84 ± 8.13 | 35.70 ± 1.31 | 1791.27 ± 275.44 | 79.75 ± 2.02 | 27.00 ± 0.46 | 1496.11 ± 49.92 |
| HTX | 167.74 ± 6.60 | 30.42 ± 0.75 | 823.86 ± 42.61 | 87.25 ± 3.08 | 23.17 ± 0.56 | 1169.11 ± 50.12 | |
| p -Values | <0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.039 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| 1 month | Ctrl | 163.36 ± 5.52 | 23.20 ± 1.23 | 631.97 ± 51.36 | 58.18 ± 2.25 | 23.42 ± 0.46 | 1772.04 ± 66.80 |
| HTX | 180.78 ± 7.44 | 22.36 ± 0.89 | 555.54 ± 38.25 | 60.30 ± 2.77 | 23.02 ± 0.72 | 1708.03 ± 91.54 | |
| p -Values | 0.068 | 0.579 | 0.236 | 0.557 | 0.642 | 0.578 | |
| 6 months | Ctrl | 119.94 ± 4.58 | 14.01 ± 1.20 | 521.42 ± 58.01 | 28.59 ± 1.67 | 19.75 ± 0.82 | 3110.39 ± 193.77 |
| HTX | 121.59 ± 6.12 | 16.84 ± 1.06 | 629.58 ± 61.29 | 39.53 ± 1.56 | 20.30 ± 1.23 | 2296.83 ± 204.82 | |
| p -Values | 0.831 | 0.087 | 0.209 | <0.001 | 0.709 | 0.007 | |