Modification of Peak Plasticity Induced by Brief Dark Exposure

Table 2

Measurements of the average soma area (μm²) and neurofilament-positive cell density (cells/mm²) presented for animals across both rearing conditions in this study. Deprivation index (DI) represents the percentage difference between deprived and nondeprived layers for each animal studied. Asterisks indicate measurements that were not collected because immunolabelling was insufficient for quantification.

Cat #	Condition	Soma area nondeprived	Soma area deprived	DI; (%)	Neurofilament nondeprived	Neurofilament deprived	DI; (%)
#100	MD	180	150	16	342	176	49
#101	MD	176	145	17	195	95	51
#102	MD	208	168	19	153	73	52
#103	MD	151	128	15
#110	DR+MD	162	129	21	114	61	46
#111	DR+MD	211	166	22	181	84	54
#112	DR+MD	165	123	25	131	56	57
#113	DR+MD	152	120	21