Table 1.
Compartment | Local** | Distant** | ||||||||||
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sp† | sh†° | cb | ais | ? | n (∑) | sp† | sh†° | cb^ | ais | ? | n (∑) | |
Abs. N° | 22 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 74 | 15 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 79 |
% | 29.7 | 63.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.8 | (100) | 19.0 | 70.9 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 6.3 | (100) |
Ultrastructural data derived from 74 “local” and 79 “distant” axonal boutons sampled from five identified CRet+ SPF cells in four animals. Post-synaptic compartments: sp, dendritic spine; sh, dendritic shaft; cb, cell body; ais, axon initial segment; ?, uncertain profile identity (dendritic spine v fine-caliber dendritic shaft). All boutons formed A-type synaptic junctions.
All post-synaptic targets were CRet immunonegative (CRet-).
“sh/sp” ratio: Local = 2.14; Distal = 3.73.
Many of the axodendritic contacts (91/103 = 88%) were onto fine-caliber sparsely spine-bearing dendritic shafts; 12% onto smooth dendritic shafts.
Three separate cell bodies innervated. All somata received A- and S-type inputs.