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Table 3 Neuronal subtypes in the cerebral cortex of Fgf2 exon3 null mice

From: Decrease in excitatory neurons, astrocytes and proliferating progenitors in the cerebral cortex of mice lacking exon 3 from the Fgf2 gene

 

Cell Number

 
 

control

Fgf2 -/-

% of control

Total TBR-1+ cells (106)

1.7 ± 0.42

1.4 ± 1.1*

81

Density TBR-1+ cells (103 /mm3)

55 ± 4.6

4.7 ± 2.4

85

Total PV+ cells (106)

0.84 ± 0.11

0.65 ± 0.05

78

Density PV+ cells (103 /mm3)

26 ± 3.8

22 ± 1.6

82

  1. Cell number was assessed by stereological analyses. N = 4 per group,*p < 0.05 (Student's t-test).
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BMC Neuroscience

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