Table 1.

Neuronal volume, density, and cell number in five hippocampal regions

	Placebo	Cortisol	p value*
Subiculum
Volume	29.4 ± 2.6	25.5 ± 1.4	0.12
Density	7165.9 ± 377.4	7851.1 ± 504.7	0.86
Cell ^#	208,299 ± 15,346	195,969 ± 9772	0.26
CA1
Volume	67.7 ± 4.1	71.7 ± 2.7	0.78
Density	10,281.6 ± 345.3	10,183.9 ± 332.5	0.42
Cell ^#	694,803 ± 46,471	726,092 ± 16,805	0.72
CA2/3
Volume	37.9 ± 2.2	40.6 ± 2.7	0.78
Density	8736.3 ± 374.2	8797.4 ± 276.9	0.55
Cell ^#	329,104 ± 18,289	358,868 ± 29,680	0.80
Hilus
Volume	49.5 ± 4.1	52.1 ± 3.2	0.68
Density	5331.6 ± 127.0	5060.1 ± 163.6	0.10
Cell ^#	262,668 ± 20,166	264,355 ± 20,534	0.52
Dentate
Volume	13.2 ± 0.8	14.4 ± 1.0	0.81
Density	167,937.6 ± 8841.6	172,272 ± 5777.4	0.65
Cell ^#	2,216,385 ± 173,760	2,460,120 ± 141,029	0.84

*Student’s t test, unpaired, one-tailed.