Figure 8.

Developmental changes in the morphology of oblique dendrites. (A) Representative reconstructions of oblique dendrites on apical trunks from each age examined. Note that oblique trees closer to soma appear more arborized than those further ones. (B–E) Development of oblique dendrite in the total length (B), the maximal path length (C), the total number of segments (D), and the number of trees (E). Significant changes were tested from P7 to P14, including an increase in the total length and the maximal path length, and a decrease in the total number of segments and the number of oblique trees. Thereafter, all these parameters did not show any further significant changes.