Ferret species Confidence Limits

  Event 95% Confidence Limit 90% Confidence Limit Predicted Date in Ferret 90% Confidence Limit 95% Confidence Limit
1 cranial motor nuclei - peak of neurogenesis 15.8 16.1 18.1 20.5 20.9
2 retinal ganglion cell generation - start of neurogenesis 18.2 18.4 19.8 21.3 21.6
3 subplate -start of neurogenesis 18.3 18.6 20 21.6 21.9
4 locus coeruleus - peak of neurogenesis 17.8 18.2 20.5 23.3 23.9
5 inferior olivary nucleus - peak of neurogenesis 17.9 18.3 20.6 23.4 24
6 magnocellular basal forebrain - peak of neurogenesis 18.2 18.6 21.1 23.9 24.5
7 superficial SC laminae- start of neurogenesis 19.3 19.6 21.5 23.7 24.1
8 posterior commisure appears 19.2 19.6 21.5 23.7 24.1
9 red nucleus - peak of neurogenesis 17.7 18.3 21.6 25.7 26.6
10 vestibular nuclei - peak of neurogenesis 17.7 18.3 21.6 25.7 26.6
11 external capsule appears 18.6 19 21.6 24.7 25.4
12 cranial sensory nuclei - peak of neurogenesis 19 19.5 22 25 25.6
13 dLGN- start of neurogenesis 19.9 20.2 22 24.1 24.5
14 subplate - peak of neurogenesis 20.2 20.5 22.2 24.1 24.5
15 reticular nuclei - peak of neurogenesis 20.1 20.5 22.8 25.4 25.9
16 medial geniculate nucleus - peak of neurogenesis 20.6 21.1 23.4 26.1 26.6
17 raphe complex - peak of neurogenesis 20.7 21.1 23.5 26.2 26.7
18 neurogenesis cortical layer VI - start of neurogenesis (VC) 21.5 21.8 23.5 25.3 25.7
19 mammillo-thalamic tract appears 20.8 21.3 23.7 26.4 27
20 Purkinje cells - peak of neurogenesis 21 21.4 23.8 26.6 27.1
21 deep cerebellar nuclei - peak of neurogenesis 20.6 21.1 23.9 27.2 27.9
22 preoptic nucleus - peak of neurogenesis 20.6 21.1 23.9 27.2 27.9
23 globus pallidus - peak of neurogenesis 20.8 21.3 24.2 27.5 28.3
24 vLGN - peak of neurogenesis 21.7 22 24.3 26.7 27.2
25 axons in optic stalk 22.2 22.6 24.4 26.5 26.9
26 internal capsule appears 21.5 21.9 24.5 27.4 28
27 medial forebrain bundle appears 22.2 22.6 24.7 27.1 27.6
28 dLGN - peak  of neurogenesis 22.7 23.1 25.2 27.6 28.1
29 suprachisamatic nucleus - peak of neurogenesis 22.6 23 25.4 28 28.5
30 optic axons at chiasm of optic tract 23 23.4 25.6 28.1 28.7
31 cochlear nuclei - peak of neurogenesis 22 22.6 25.6 29.2 30
32 fasciculus retroflexus appears 23.2 23.6 25.8 28.2 28.7
33 rapid axon generation in optic nerve - start of neurogenesis 22.7 23.2 25.9 28.9 29.5
34 retinal horizontal cells - peak of neurogenesis 22.6 23.2 26.3 30.1 30.9
35 mitral cells - peak of neurogenesis 23.1 23.6 26.3 29.4 30.1
36 VP and VB nuclei- peak of neurogenesis 22.6 23.2 26.3 30 30.8
37 nucleus of lateral olfactory tract - peak of neurogenesis 22.6 23.2 26.3 30 30.8
38 amygdala - peak of neurogenesis 23.7 24.2 26.7 29.5 30.1
39 superior colliculus - peak of neurogenesis 24 24.5 27 29.8 30.4
40 claustrum - peak of neurogenesis 23.2 23.8 27.1 31 31.8
41 stria medullaris thalami appears 23.7 24.2 27.1 30.4 31.1
42 dLGN- end of neurogenesis 24.5 24.9 27.2 29.9 30.4
43 substantia nigra - peak of neurogenesis 23.3 23.9 27.3 31.2 32
44 neurogenesis cortical layer V - start of neurogenesis (VC) 24.8 25.2 27.3 29.6 30.1
45 retinal ganglion cells - peak of neurogenesis 24.9 25.4 27.8 30.4 31
46 subplate - end of neurogenesis 24.9 25.3 27.7 30.4 31
47 anterior olfactory nucleus - peak of neurogenesis 24.4 24.9 27.8 31.2 31.9
48 neurogenesis cortical layer VI - peak of neurogenesis (VC) 25.2 25.6 27.9 30.4 30.9
49 septal nuclei - peak of neurogenesis 25.1 25.6 28.3 31.3 32
50 inferior colliculus - peak of neurogenesis 24.5 25.2 28.7 32.8 33.7
51 AV, AM, AD  nuclei - peak of neurogenesis 24.7 25.3 28.8 32.9 33.8
52 entorhinal cortex - peak of neurogenesis 25.8 26.3 29.1 32.3 32.9
53 optic axons reach dLGN and  SC 26.6 27 29.7 32.7 33.3
54 pontine nuclei – peak of neurogenesis 25.6 26.2 29.9 34.2 35.2
55 caudoputamen – peakv 26.6 27.1 30 33.3 33.9
56 optic axons invade visual centers 28.3 28.8 31.3 34 34.5
57 subiculum – peak of neurogenesis 26.9 27.4 30.3 33.6 34.3
58 parasubiculum – peak of neurogenesis 26.7 27.3 30.6 34.3 35.1
59 superficial SC laminae - end of neurogenesis 27.6 28.1 31.1 34.4 35.1
60 fornix appears 27.4 28 31 34.4 35.1
61 stria terminalis appears 27.2 27.8 31.2 35 35.8
62 neurogenesis cortical layer V - peak of neurogenesis (VC) 28.1 28.6 31.2 34.1 34.7
63 presubiculum – peak of neurogenesis 27.4 28 31.3 35.2 36
64 neurogenesis cortical lamina VI - end of neurogenesis (VC) 28.7 29.1 31.6 34.4 34.9
65 neurogenesis cortical lamina IV - start of neurogenesis (VC) 28.9 29.4 31.8 34.4 34.9
66 dentate gyrus - peak of neurogenesis 28.2 28.8 32.3 36.3 37.2
67 anterior commisure appears 28.5 29.1 32.3 35.9 36.6
68 cones - peak of neurogenesis 28.6 29.2 32.7 36.7 37.5
69 CA 1, CA 2 - peak of neurogenesis 29 29.6 32.8 36.4 37.2
70 retinal amacrine cells - peak of neurogenesis 30.5 31 34.1 37.5 38.2
71 neurogenesis cortical layer II/III - start of neurogenesis (VC) 30.1 30.7 34 37.7 38.5
72 neurogenesis cortical layer V - end of neurogenesis (VC) 31 31.5 34.1 37 37.6
73 nucleus accumbens - peak of neurogenesis 30.4 31 34.4 38.2 39
74 tufted cells - peak of neurogenesis 30 30.7 34.4 38.7 39.6
75 neurogenesis cortical layer IV - peak of neurogenesis (VC) 31.2 31.7 34.7 37.9 38.6
76 hippocampal commisure appears 30.9 31.6 35 38.8 39.6
77 retinal ganglion cell generation - end of neurogenesis 31.7 32.3 35.5 39 39.8
78 corpus callosum appears 32 32.6 35.8 39.4 40.2
79 isles of Calleja - peak of neurogenesis 29 30 36.1 43.6 45.3
80 LGN axons in subplate 31.9 32.6 36.6 41.1 42.1
81 cortical axons reach dLGN 32.2 33 37 41.6 42.6
82 neurogenesis cortical layer II /III - peak of neurogenesis (VC) 34.7 35.3 38.6 42.3 43.1
83 neurogenesis cortical layer IV - end of neurogenesis (VC) 35.3 35.9 39.1 42.6 43.3
84 optic nerve axon number - peak of neurogenesis 35.4 36 39.4 43.2 43.9
85 neurogenesis cortical layer II/III - end of neurogenesis (VC) 37.3 38 42.3 47 48
86 cortical axons innervate dLGN 37 37.8 42.6 48 49.1
87 initial differentiation of layer V (S1) 39.4 40.1 44.3 48.9 49.8
88 complete seperation of layer V (S1) 43 43.8 48.4 53.5 54.5
89 adultlike cortical innervation of  dLGN 42.3 43.3 48.8 55.1 56.4
90 onset of barrels (S1) 44.2 45 49.7 54.9 56
91 LGN  axons in cortical layer IV 43.3 44.4 50 56.4 57.8
92 superficial SC - start of lamination 43.6 44.6 50.3 56.7 58.1
93 rods - peak of neurogenesis 44.4 45.5 51.3 57.9 59.3
94 onset of sublayers in layer V (S1) 45.3 46.2 51 56.4 57.5
95 onset of trilaminar plate (S1) 45.3 46.2 51 56.4 57.5
96 visual cortical axons in  SC 46.7 47.8 53.9 60.9 62.4
97 onset of retinal waves 42.6 43.5 48.7 54.6 55.8
98 retinal bipolar cells - peak of neurogenesis 46.6 47.8 55.2 63.9 65.7
99 onset of barrel field septa (S1) 48.7 49.7 55.4 61.9 63.2
100 rapid axon loss in optic nerve ends 52.4 53.4 58.7 64.5 65.7
101 ipsi/contra segregation in LGN and SC 53.8 54.6 59.3 64.4 65.4
102 eye opening 66.5 67.6 73.5 79.8 81.1