Table 1.
Quantitative analysis of total microglia number total microglia length (mm), soma size and computer-generated plots of reconstructions of the branches tree in CA1 area in sham-PSS controls, animals with an extreme behavioral response (EBR) or partial response (PBR) to the PSS exposure, and in animals whose behavior was minimally affected by the stressor (MBR). All data represent the group means ± S.E.M. NS = Not significant.
| Control N = 8 I |
EBR N = 10 II |
PBR N = 11 III |
MRB N = 10 IV |
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| Number of branches | 11.25 ± 0.9 | 6.5 ± 0.85 | 7.5 ± 1.3 | 8.6 ± 0.8 | I ≠ II |
| Branches Length | 169.3 ± 12.6 | 97.8 ± 13.7 | 115.2 ± 14.3 | 130.3 ± 10.4 | I ≠ II, III |
| Soma Area | 30.1 ± 1.8 | 39.4 ± 2.9 | 28.6 ± 2.5 | 29.6 ± 2.4 | II ≠ III, IV |
| CA1 reconstructions of the branches tree |
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| Number of branches | 15.4 ± 1.7 | 5.4 ± 0.7 | 11.2 ± 0.8 | 23.7 ± 1.4 | II ≠ I, III, IV; IV ≠ I, III |
| Branches Length | 210.9 ± 19.7 | 63.9 ± 9.2 | 166.9 ± 11.9 | 286.8 ± 13.7 | II ≠ I, III, IV; IV ≠ I, III |
| Soma Area | 31.3 ± 1.4 | 35.3 ± 3.8 | 32.4 ± 1.7 | 28.4 ± 1.9 | NS |
| Reconstructions of the branches tree |
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| Number of branches | 24.9 ± 1.9 | 10.0 ± 2.8 | 17.1 ± 1.3 | 14.8 ± 2.1 | I ≠ II, IV |
| Branches Length | 256.1 ± 17.0 | 130.7 ± 28.6 | 213.5 ± 15.8 | 188.6 ± 31.6 | I ≠ II |
| Soma Area | 25.1 ± 1.3 | 36.8 ± 3.0 | 31.4 ± 4.1 | 28.3 ± 2.4 | NS |
| Reconstructions of the branches tree |
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