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Table 1 Summary of cell types in the CNS identified by single cell sequencing

From: Revealing cellular and molecular complexity of the central nervous system using single cell sequencing

Region in the CNS

Cell number

Major finding

Reference

Mouse somatosensory and hippocampal CA1

3,005

7 pyramidal neuron, 16 interneuron, 6 oligodendrocyte subclasses

[59]

Mouse primary visual

cortex

1,679

23 GABAergic interneuron and 19 glutamatergic neuron subtypes

[60]

Mouse neocortex layer 1

58

Elongated neurogliaform and bouquet cell types

[31]

Postmortem human brain

3,227

8 excitatory and 8 inhibitory neuronal subtypes

[62]

Postmortem human brain

35,289

35 subpopulations of neuronal and non-neuronal cell types

[63]

Mouse retina

44,808

20 amacrine and 8 bipolar cell types

[9]

Mouse retina

25,000

15 types and 2 novel types of bipolar cells

[65]

Mouse hypothalamus

3,131

32 glutamatergic neurons and 13

GABAergic neurons

[68]

Mouse hypothalamus

3,319

15 glutamatergic neurons and 18 GABAergic neurons

[69]

Mouse olfactory

178

Immature olfactory sensory neurons express multiple olfactory receptor genes

[71]

Mouse olfactory

78

Immature olfactory sensory neurons express low levels of multiple olfactory receptor genes

[72]