Table 6.
Volume of ChAT and GAD67 immunopositive cells in basal forebrain of young and aged behaviorally characterized monkeys
| Cell volume (µm3) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young | Aged | DR-AU | DR-AI | DNMS-AU | DNMS-AI | |
| ChAT+ cells | 6732 | 7155 | 7115 | 7186 | 6959 | 7407 |
| (SE; n) | (459; 8) | (371; 16) | (499; 7) | (559; 9) | (506; 9) | (572; 7) |
| Rostral ChAT+ cells | 5739 | 5890 | 5838 | 5931 | 5785 | 6026 |
| (SE; n) | (700; 8) | (391; 16) | (426; 7) | (635; 9) | (532; 9) | (619; 7) |
| Caudal ChAT+ cells | 6998 | 7691 | 7607 | 7757 | 7471 | 7974 |
| (SE; n) | (407; 8) | (386; 16) | (610; 7) | (529; 9) | (544; 9) | (567; 7) |
| GAD67+ cells | 1953 | 2351* | 2419 | 2274 | 2523* | 2201 |
| (SE; n) | (119; 7) | (110; 15) | (203; 7) | (61; 8) | (192; 8) | (106; 7) |
| Rostral GAD67+ cells | 1659 | 2097* | 2161 | 2024 | 2295* | 1924 |
| (SE; n) | (81; 7) | (134; 15) | (247; 7) | (80; 8) | (249; 8) | (106; 7) |
| Caudal GAD67+ cells | 2141 | 2538* | 2602 | 2463 | 2682* | 2411 |
| (SE; n) | (115; 7) | (105; 15) | (185; 7) | (88; 8) | (169; 8) | (169; 7) |
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↵*p < 0.05 relative to young.
