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. 2022 Apr 20;11:e76101. doi: 10.7554/eLife.76101

Table 2. Proportion of pyramidal neurons with AcD: ungulate, carnivores.

Species; cortical area; staining method; age; sex Proportion of AcD cells [%];n of cells assessed By layers: supra %, infra %
Kitten visual cortex gyral white matter; intracellular Lucifer yellow
P1, P2 (n = 2, sex n.d.) 37.93%, 58 cells n.a.
P10, P11 (n = 2, sex n.d.) 44.64%, 56 cells n.a.
P12, P14 (n = 2, sex n.d.) 47.37%, 19 cells n.a.
Average [%], total n of cells 43.31%, 133 cells
Kitten and adult cat visual cortex layer VI; intracellular Lucifer yellow
P1, P5 (n = 2, sex n.d.) 20.18%, 114 cells n.a.
P11 (n = 2, sex n.d.) 17.65%, 51 cells n.a.
P19, P30 (n = 2, sex n.d.) 14.89%, 47 cells n.a.
P52, P60 (n = 2, sex n.d.) 20.00%, 30 cells n.a.
Adult (n = 2, sex n.d.) 17.95%, 39 cells n.a.
Average [%], total n of cells 18.13%, 281 cells
Adult cat visual cortex; SMI-32/βIV-spectrin immunofluorescence
Individual 1, 3 months, sex n.d. 13.35%, 978 cells 14.42%, 14.55%
Individual 2, adult, sex n.d. 14.92%, 496 cells n.d.
Adult cat visual cortex; biocytin tracing
Individual 3, adult, sex n.d. 13.44%, 655 cells 12.50%, 15.85%
Individual 4, adult, sex n.d. 17.14%, 70 cells 18.52%, 12.50%
Individual 5, adult, sex n.d. 13.93%, 316 cells 13.12%, 15.79%
Individual 6, adult, sex n.d. 19.13%, 230 cells 19.34%,18.37%
Individual 7, adult, sex n.d. 12.64%, 174 cells 11.49 %, 19.23%
Average [%] individuals 1–7, total n of cells 14.94%, 2919 cells 14.90%, 16.05%
Ferret visual cortex; biocytin tracing
Individual 1, adult, female 16.56%, 302 cells 15.95%, 18.57%
Individual 2, adult, female 14.66%, 191 cells 15.39%, 13.11%
Individual 3, adult, female 11.30%, 230 cells 10.24%, 14.06%
Individual 4, adult, male 13.07%, 329 cells 13.45%, 12.26%
Average [%], total n of cells 13.90%, 1052 cells 13.76%, 14.50%
Pig dorsoparietal cortex; SMI-32/βIV-spectrin immunofluorescence
3 months, European wild boar, female 20.11%, 189 cells 22.04%, 19.05%
5 months, domestic, sex n.d. 20.99%, 181 cells n.d.
Average [%], total n of cells 20.55%, 370 cells 22.04%, 19.05%

AcD, axon carrying dendrite; n.a., not applicable; n.d., not determined due to too weak staining.