Unidentified STG somata, but not neurites, show an increase in the expression of shal-like immunoreactivity after decentralization. A, Diagram showing planes of confocal images illustrated in B and D. B, Maximal projection (A) showing neurites that exhibit shal-like immunoreactivity in both control (left) and decentralized (right) STG after 5 d in culture. C, Number of shal-stained somata in the STG increased after decentralization (ttest, **p < 0.05). D, Single optical section taken at plane z1 in A, showing absence of staining in control somata (left) but presence of staining in long-term decentralized somata (right). Scale bars, 50 μm.