Dehydration-Induced Anorexia Reduces Astrocyte Density in the Rat Corpus Callosum

Table 1

Regional changes in glial cell density by DIA and FFR.

	Control	DIA	FFR
Glial cells
Genu	2655 ± 64; ()	2607 ± 75; ()	2547 ± 81; ()	0.574
Body	2261 ± 69; ()	2140 ± 71; ()	2359 ± 53; ()	0.061
Splenium	2480 ± 76; ()	2418 ± 70; ()	2580 ± 57; ()	0.207
Astrocytes
Genu	227 ± 20; ()	220 ± 25; ()	186 ± 20; ()	0.362
Body	352 ± 22; ()	232 ± 19; ()	295 ± 25; ()	<0.001
Splenium	200 ± 14; ()	164 ± 15; ()	234 ± 21; ()	0.091
Astrocytes/glia ratio
Genu	0.087 ± 0.008; ()	0.085 ± 0.009 ()	0.073 ± 0.008; ()	0.476
Body	0.160 ± 0.010; ()	0.112 ± 0.010 ()	0.125 ± 0.010 ()	<0.05
Splenium	0.080 ± 0.004; ()	0.068 ± 0.005; ()	0.092 ± 0.008; ()	0.26

Data are mean ± S.E.M. (; ).