Table 2.
Crista junction densities
| Tissue or cell type | Crista junctiondensity (per μm2) | Crista junctiondiameter (nm) |
|---|---|---|
| Neural tissue—CNS | ||
| Calyx—MAC synaptic face | 174 ± 89 (9) | 15 ± 2 (105) |
| Calyx —MAC nonsynaptic face | 96 ± 30 (9) | 15 ± 3 (46) |
| Calyx—non-MAC | 58 ± 25 (9) | 12 ± 1 (48) |
| Rod spherule | 54 ± 17 (6) | 12 ± 4 (102) |
| Rod inner segment | 72 ± 29 (5) | 17 ± 4 (148) |
| Cone pedicle | 56 ± 45 (6) | 9 ± 2 (32) |
| Cone inner segment | 52 ± 17 (12) | 12 ± 3 (215) |
| Retinal ganglion | 25 ± 11 (7) | 14 ± 4 (184) |
| Cerebellum | 136 ± 55 (3) | 16 ± 5 (85) |
| Hippocampus | 25 ± 15 (3) | 14 ± 4 (38) |
| Striatum | 65 ± 27 (6) | 14 ± 4 (43) |
| Cortex | 37 ± 8 (6) | 14 ± 5 (26) |
| Spinal cord | 28 ± 10 (6) | 13 ± 3 (99) |
| Neural tissue—PNS | ||
| Schwann cell | 80 ± 29 (6) | 13 ± 4 (40) |
| Axon (spinal root) | 19 ± 10 (6) | 13 ± 4 (65) |
| Non-neural tissue | ||
| Brown fat | 59 ± 26 (6) | 14 ± 5 (524) |
| Isolated liver | 13 ± 5 (5) | 17 ± 7 (197) |
| HeLa | 54 ± 19 (11) | 12 ± 3 (177) |
All values are indicated as mean ± SD; number of samples indicated in parentheses. All measurements were performed on tomographic reconstructions.