Table 1.
Numbers of synapses and gap junctions.
| Total no. | Total no. sections |
Mean no. sections /contact |
No. synapses> 1 section |
Mean no. sections /contact >1 section |
% Unpolarized | % Polyad | % Dcv | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Synapses |
8617 |
30163 |
3.5 |
6618 |
4.3 |
5.2 |
10.7 |
8 |
Gap junctions |
3205 |
5765 |
1.8 |
1206 |
3.1 |
? |
3 |
N/A |
Percentage (%) refers to the percentage of all synapses that are unpolarized (presynaptic vesicles on either side of the cleft between both neuron partners); polyadic (having >1 postsynaptic neurite); or containing dense-core vesicles (dcv) at the presynaptic site.