Different Neurogenic Potential in the Subnuclei of the Postnatal Rat Cochlear Nucleus

Figure 6

The whole-mount organ cultures of CN subnuclei showed a different mitotic capacity in the BrdU assay. A positive BrdU staining of individual cells was demonstrated in all examined preparations. The AVCN had an average of BrdU (+) cells/10⁶ μm³. The PVCN had with BrdU (+) cells significantly the highest mitotic activity (); the DCN contained BrdU (+) cells/10⁶ μm³ (). Box plots demonstrate the median with the upper and lower quartiles, and whiskers mark the upper and lower maximum values; asterisks indicate the significance level: , , , and .