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Table 7 Cell capacitance of rat and mouse microglia in different activation states

From: Responses of rat and mouse primary microglia to pro- and anti-inflammatory stimuli: molecular profiles, K+ channels and migration

  

Capacitance (pF); mean ± SEM (n)

Rat versus mouse

 

Morphology

Rat

Mouse

Control

Unipolar

25.8 ± 1.2 (54)

24.1 ± 1.4 (46)

ns

I + T

Amoeboid

29.8 ± 2.4 (30)

25.0 ± 1.0 (45)

ns

IL-4

Unipolar

25.4 ± 1.4 (48)

24.8 ± 1.2 (29)

ns

IL-10

Unipolar

28.1 ± 1.3 (34)

29.0 ± 2.0 (27)

ns

  1. Data are expressed as mean capacitance (pF) ± SEM (number of cells). Based on two-way ANOVA with Bonferroni’s post hoc test, there were no differences between species for any activation paradigm or between activation states within a species