Anorexia Reduces GFAP+ Cell Density in the Rat Hippocampus

Table 1

Regional changes in astrocyte density in DIA and FFR.

Hippocampal region	Control	DIA	FFR
⁢Nuclei
CA1	1099 ± 52 ( = 62)	924 ± 67 ( = 56)	932 ± 68 ( = 52)	0.075
CA2	1125 ± 101 ( = 40)	1007 ± 51 ( = 40)	1022 ± 56 ( = 36)	0.467
CA3	1288 ± 43 ( = 62)	1084 ± 41  ( = 56)	1117 ± 46  ( = 52)	0.001
DG/SGZ	1433 ± 110 ( = 21)	1535 ± 142 ( = 20)	1268 ± 161 ( = 19)	0.398
⁢Astrocytes
CA1	257 ± 14 ( = 82)	253 ± 14 ( = 72)	221 ± 15 ( = 66)	0.172
CA2	405 ± 19 ( = 40)	323 ± 18  ( = 40)	267 ± 19  ( = 36)	<0.001
CA3	332 ± 14 ( = 82)	269 ± 15  ( = 72)	258 ± 15  ( = 66)	<0.001
DG/SGZ	476 ± 28 ( = 41)	294 ± 24  ( = 36)	321 ± 26  ( = 32)	<0.001
⁢Astrocytes/nuclei ratio
CA1	0.277 ± 0.025 ( = 62)	0.324 ± 0.025 ( = 56)	0.286 ± 0.029 ( = 52)	0.417
CA2	0.447 ± 0.053 ( = 40)	0.345 ± 0.021  ( = 40)	0.282 ± 0.024  ( = 36)	0.008
CA3	0.292 ± 0.016 ( = 62)	0.262 ± 0.016 ( = 56)	0.264 ± 0.016 ( = 52)	0.347
DG/SGZ	0.334 ± 0.031 ( = 21)	0.173 ± 0.022  ( = 20)	0.139 ± 0.032  ( = 19)	<0.001