Table 8.
Dendritic features of cortical interneuron subtypes
| FS-PV(n = 15) | Adapting SOM(n = 11) | Adapting/Bursting VIP(n = 23) | Adapting NPY(n = 21) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orientation (degree) | 8.47 ± 10.15 | 6.73 ± 7.72 | 8.18 ± 13.56 | 15.90 ± 26.16 |
| NS | ||||
| Number of primary dendrites | 4.9 ± 2.0 | 3.6 ± 1.1 | 3.0 ± 1.0 | 4.3 ± 1.5 |
| Adapting/Bursting VIP << FS-PV; Adapting NPY | ||||
| Vertical span of dendritic arbor (μm) | 427.8 ± 185.7 | 491.4 ± 178.5 | 436.5 ± 170.0 | 319.6 ± 217.1 |
| Adapting NPY < Adapting SOM; Adapting/Bursting VIP | ||||
| Horizontal span of dendritic arbor (μm) | 195.7 ± 78.9 | 215.3 ± 63.9 | 138.5 ± 68.6 | 190.7 ± 47.5 |
| Adapting/Bursting VIP < FS-PV; Adapting SOM; Adapting NPY | ||||
| Verticality | 2.6 ± 2.0 | 2.6 ± 1.7 | 4.2 ± 2.9 | 1.6 ± 1.0 |
| FS-PV; Adapting NPY < Adapting/Bursting VIP | ||||
| Multipolarity | 0.60 ± 0.87 | 0.27 ± 0.20 | 0.12 ± 0.14 | 0.30 ± 0.28 |
| Adapting/Bursting VIP < FS-PV; Adapting NPY | ||||
n, Number of cells; NS, not statistically significant; < indicates significantly smaller with p ≤ 0.05; << indicates significantly smaller with p ≤ 0.01.