Table 4.
Morphological differences between regular firing and bursting GL-dSACs
| Regular firing | Bursting | |
|---|---|---|
| Soma | ||
| Area (μm2) | 254.9 ± 52.7 (232.0–258.16) (6) | 196.2 ± 39.2 (168.6–223.9) (4) |
| Major diameter (μm) | 22.4 ± 3.4 (20.0–24.7) (6) | 19.9 ± 2.8 (17.7–22.2) (4) |
| Minor diameter (μm) | 15.7 ± 1.2 (14.8–16.9) (6) | 13.1 ± 1.1 (12.3–13.8) (4) |
| Dendrite | ||
| Total length (μm) | 985.8 ± 208.0 (832.4–1064.5) (6) | 1541.1 ± 164.1 (1401.7–1680.5) (4)* |
| Total volume (μm3) | 624.3 ± 160.4 (499.1–761.3) (6) | 758.8 ± 306.0 (522.6–995.0) (4) |
| Spines | 3.5 ± 2.3 (1.0–6.0) (6) | 8.3 ± 4.5 (5.0–11.5) (4) |
| Branch points | 7.7 ± 1.6 (6.0–9.0) (6) | 14.0 ± 2.2 (12.5–15.5) (4)* |
| Length in MCL (%) | 18.7 ± 13.1 (4.5–25.2) (6) | 8.3 ± 3.3 (6.2–10.4) (4) |
| Length in IPL (%) | 76.5 ± 16.2 (62.4–95.5) (6) | 60.5 ± 23.8 (45.7–75.4) (4) |
| Length in GCL (%) | 4.9 ± 10.9 (0.0–1.8) (6) | 31.2 ± 23.8 (15.0–47.4) (4) |
| Maximum Sholl radius (μm) | 161.7 ± 42.6 (150.0–180.0) (6) | 187.5 ± 59.1 (150.0–225.0) (4) |
| Fractal index | 1.06 ± 0.03 (1.03–1.08) (6) | 1.09 ± 0.01 (1.09–1.10) (4) |
| Somatodendritic | ||
| Convex hull volume (×105 μm3) | 3.4 ± 2.4 (1.5–5.3) (6) | 4.1 ± 2.3 (2.9–5.4) (4) |
*p < 0.05, two-tailed unpaired t test with Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons. Values are shown as mean ± SD (Q1 − Q3) (n).