| Value |
6900
neurons/mm^3
|
| Organism |
Asiatic elephant Elephas maximus |
| Reference |
Tower DB. Structural and functional organization of mammalian cerebral cortex the correlation of neurone density with brain size cortical neurone density in the fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus L.) with a note on the cortical neurone density in the Indian elephant. J Comp Neurol. 1954 Aug101(1):19-51. p.42 5th paragraphPubMed ID13211853
|
| Method |
Nissl staining |
| Comments |
"The average cortical neurone density in three Nissl stained
sections from the brain of an adult Indian elephant
was 6900 neurones per cubic millimeter." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
109090 |