Table 1.

Quantification of rabies-labeled presynaptic inputs to hilar mossy cells

A. Individual case summary
Starter neuronsDG GCLDG MLDG HilusCA3c SPCA3c non-SPCA3b SPECMS-DBSFi
Case 1561 (total 365 neuron counts)
Number of neurons3622715591612501710
CSI6.310.421.640.440.330.140.000.470.28
% of total labeling62.194.1116.164.383.291.370.004.662.74
Case 1562 (total 431 neuron counts)
Number of neurons3926215792215411211
CSI6.720.382.030.560.380.100.030.310.28
% of total labeling60.793.4818.335.103.480.930.232.782.55
Case 2543 (total 1247 neuron counts)
Number of neurons70660333667820210203
CSI9.430.475.231.110.290.300.000.290.04
% of total labeling52.932.6529.356.261.601.680.001.600.24
Case 2544 (total 1333 neuron counts)
Number of neurons62702593694922272316
CSI11.320.955.950.790.350.440.030.500.10
% of total labeling52.664.4327.683.681.652.030.152.330.45
B. Summary data of all 4 cases
DG GCLDG MLDG HilusCA3c SPCA3c non-SPCA3b SPECMS-DBSFi
CSI8.440.563.710.730.340.240.010.390.17
SE1.180.131.100.150.020.080.010.060.06
% of total labeling57.143.6722.884.852.511.500.102.841.50
SE2.530.393.300.550.510.230.060.650.67
  • As every one in three sections across the whole brain series was used for mapping rabies-labeled presynaptic neurons of targeted dentate granule cells, the actual total number of labeled neurons in each case would be estimated three times of the total neuron counts listed in the table. The labeled neurons are predominantly distributed in the ipsilateral hemisphere. The neuronal count for each structure in each case is pooled from both hemispheres if there are any labeled neurons in the contralateral hemisphere. The percentage of total labeled neurons is calculated as the percentage of the number of labeled presynaptic neurons in a specified structure versus the overall total presynaptic neuron count in each case. The input CSI is defined as the ratio of the number of labeled presynaptic neurons in a specified structure versus the number of starter neurons.

  • DG GCL, DG granule cell layer; DG ML, DG molecular layer; CA3b-c SP, CA3b-c pyramidal cell layer; CA3c non-SP, CA3c nonpyramidal cell layer.