Table 1. Morphometric data for the outer dendritic segments of ab1C and ab1D (mean ± SD).
| ORN type | Length (μm) | Surface area (μm2) | Volume (μm3) | V/L | S/V | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ab1C | Proximal | Distal | Total | Proximal | Distal | Total | Proximal | Distal | Total | Proximal | Distal | Total | Proximal | Distal | Total |
| Loosely curled (n=13) | 10.67±0.86 | 5.73±0.84 | 16.40±1.41 | 19.82±2.10 | 23.90±3.69 | 43.72±3.91 | 2.60±0.34 | 1.07±0.16 | 3.68±0.36 | 0.24±0.02 | 0.19±0.04 | 0.22±0.02 | 7.64±0.44 | 22.32±1.96 | 11.93±0.93 |
| Fully curled (n=5) | 11.62±0.88 | 5.64±0.62 | 17.27±0.78 | 20.86±2.03 | 24.66±5.03 | 45.52±4.37 | 2.73±0.26 | 0.91±0.35 | 3.64±0.43 | 0.24±0.03 | 0.16±0.06 | 0.21±0.03 | 7.67±0.72 | 28.61±5.80 | 12.56±1.07 |
| Split (n=4) | 10.76±0.59 | 4.78±0.71 | 15.54±0.48 | 20.33±2.61 | 21.00±6.12 | 41.33±7.32 | 2.80±0.49 | 0.91±0.23 | 3.71±0.66 | 0.26±0.03 | 0.20±0.07 | 0.24±0.05 | 7.32±0.48 | 22.88±3.82 | 11.21±1.60 |
| Mixed (n=3) | 9.38±0.68 | 7.26±0.33 | 16.64±0.93 | 18.07±1.43 | 28.92±7.44 | 47.00±6.73 | 2.40±0.16 | 1.21±0.45 | 3.61±0.30 | 0.26±0.03 | 0.17±0.07 | 0.19±0.02 | 7.54±0.66 | 24.58±2.51 | 12.99±0.84 |
| Total (n=25) | 10.72±0.97 | 5.74±0.95 | 16.47±1.19 | 19.90±2.09 | 24.19±4.89 | 44.09±4.81 | 2.64±0.33 | 1.03±0.25 | 3.67±0.39 | 0.25±0.03 | 0.18±0.05 | 0.22±0.03 | 7.58±0.50 | 23.94±3.93 | 12.07±1.11 |
| ab1D | |||||||||||||||
| Unbranched (n=8) | NA | NA | 17.47±1.85 | NA | NA | 13.29±1.18 | NA | NA | 0.69±0.08 | NA | NA | 0.040±0.006 | NA | NA | 19.50±2.13 |
| Branched (n=13) | 8.94±1.11 | 29.09±10.25 | 38.83±10.05 | 8.97±1.72 | 10.77±3.30 | 19.74±4.12 | 0.60±0.10 | 0.30±0.10 | 0.90±0.20 | 0.068±0.014 | 0.010±0.003 | 0.025±0.006 | 15.03±1.63 | 37.51±4.18 | 22.25±2.65 |
| Total (n=21) | 30.20±12.78 | 17.28±4.57 | 0.82±0.18 | 0.030±0.010 | 21.20±2.81 | ||||||||||