Table 1 Morphological characteristics of forebrain microglia
| Â | Layer I | Layer II | Layer III | Layer V | Layer VI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fractal dimension (k-dim) | 0.992 (0.008) | 0.980 (0.009) | 0.996 (0.006) | 0.989 (0.005) | 0.990 (0.006) |
Convex hull area (ÎĽm2) | 1,605.52 (88.36) | 1,818.78 (95.61) | 1,761.14 (71.11) | 1,634.34 (68.87) | 1,577.00 (56.40) |
Cell body perimeter (ÎĽm) | 34.43 (0.98) | 33.81 (1.13) | 34.57 (1.49) | 30.58 (0.73) | 31.61 (1.34) |
Branch points | 10.81 (0.60) | 10.59 (0.54) | 11.98 (0.61) | 11.02 (0.63) | 11.87 (0.64) |
Total process length (ÎĽm) | 243.72 (12.44) | 257.63 (12.81) | 274.69 (11.21) | 251.19 (10.55) | 261.10 (10.19) |
Total process volume (ÎĽm3) | 54.13 (4.68) | 55.49 (4.32) | 55.37 (3.56) | 53.17 (3.33) | 54.93 (3.76) |
Number of processes | 4.51 (0.16) | 4.39* (0.19) | 5.15 (0.20) | 5.16 (0.17) | 5.0 (0.16) |