Table 5.
Morphometric analyses of excitatory and inhibitory pre-BötC neuron dendrites: arborization-related parameters
| Parameters | Excitatory (n = 16) | Inhibitory (n = 12) | p value | Excitatory/inhibitory ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AvgDiam (μm) | 2.07 ± 1.07 | 1.91 ± 0.59 | 0.636 | 1.08 |
| ΣDLength (μm) | 1229 ± 490 | 674.4 ± 266.3 | 0.001* | 1.82 |
| ΣDSurfArea (μm2) | 8007 ± 467 | 4428 ± 3000 | 0.028* | 1.81 |
| ΣDVolume (μm3) | 6049 ± 6804 | 2774 ± 2730 | 0.128 | 2.18 |
| MaxBO | 5.9 ± 2.2 | 4.3 ± 1.7 | 0.065 | 1.34 |
| NumBranch | 32.2 ± 17.3 | 20.91 ± 8.37 | 0.048* | 1.53 |
| NumPDendrite | 4.4 ± 1.6 | 3.83 ± 1.11 | 0.331 | 1.14 |
| NumTerm | 19.3 ± 9.2 | 13.3 ± 4.2 | 0.047* | 1.53 |
| NumBif | 13.9 ± 8.1 | 8.5 ± 4.3 | 0.047* | 1.63 |
*Significant difference.