Table 1.
Demographic and histological data from area sg24
| Volume, mm3 | Neuronal density, cells/mm3, ×103 | Neuronal number, ×106 | Glial density, cells/mm3, ×103 | Glial number, ×106 | Age at death | Sex | PMI, hr | Time in fixative, month | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control (n = 5) | 214.7 ± 32.8 | 25.0 ± 1.6 | 5.24 ± 0.87 | 41.7 ± 3.5 | 8.43 ± 0.97 | 72.4 ± 8.0 | 1F, 4M | 13.1 ± 3.8 | 16 ± 6 |
| MDD (n = 4) | 177.9 ± 27.5 | 34.5 ± 5.4 | 5.97 ± 1.10 | 21.5* ± 7.2 | 3.90* ± 1.45 | 59.5 ± 12.2 | 1F, 3M | 7.2 ± 4.8 | 110* ± 12 |
| BD (n = 4) | 170.9 ± 34.6 | 26.1 ± 4.0 | 4.04 ± 1.64 | 25.9* ± 8.2 | 4.83 ± 2.05 | 54.8 ± 12.6 | 2F, 2M | 18.8 ± 18.8 | 64 ± 22 |
All samples were from the left hemisphere. Brains were from HBTRC and Washington University. F, female; M, male; PMI, postmortem interval in hours; Pearson correlation coefficient between time in fixative and volume r = −0.29.
*
P < 0.05.