Table 2.
Quantitative analysis of PCs in layer 2 of rat SSC.
| L2_TPC:A | L2_TPC:B | L2_IPC | t-test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 6) | (n = 33) | (n = 4) | TPC:A vs. TPC:B | ||
| Soma | Perimeter(μm) | 56 ±2 | 59 ±2 | 55 ±4 | ns |
| Area(μm²) | 161 ±19 | 206 ±14 | 180 ±17 | ns | |
| Basal Dendrites | Max horizontal extend (μm) | 179 ± 18 | 189 ±6 | 202 ±30 | ns |
| Max vertical extend (μm) | 139 ±32 | 168 ±7 | 200±23 | ns | |
| Den# | 5 ± 0.9 | 5±0.3 | 4±1.2 | ns | |
| Length(μm) | 1483 ±303 | 2004 ±140 | 1738 ±352 | ns | |
| Surface(μm²) | 3103 ±821 | 4602±445 | 3955 ±702 | ns | |
| Volume(μm³) | 630 ±205 | 1099 ±156 | 894 ±199 | ns | |
| Tree length (μm) | 406 ±124 | 447 ±39 | 449 ±103 | ns | |
| Seg length (μm) | 46 ±4 | 45 ±2 | 49 ±7 | ns | |
| Seg surface (μm²) | 92 ±12 | 99 ±6 | 112 ±16 | ns | |
| Seg volume (μm³) | 18 ±3 | 23 ±3 | 26 ±6 | ns | |
| Seg# | 32 ±5 | 45 ±3 | 38 ±10 | < 0.05 | |
| Tortuosity | 1.24 ±0.04 | 1.26 ±0.01 | 1.22 ±0.03 | ns | |
| Max order | 5 ±0.4 | 6 ±0.3 | 6 ±0.9 | ns | |
| Mean order | 3 ±0.4 | 4 ±0.2 | 4 ±0.4 | ns | |
| Max angles | 50 ±3 | 54 ±1 | 50 ±5 | ns | |
| Planar angle | 38 ±2 | 40 ±1 | 37 ±4 | ns | |
| Local angle | 55 ±3 | 57 ±1 | 58 ±4 | ns | |
| Local spline angle | 48 ±3 | 51 ±1 | 53 ±3 | ns | |
| Apical Dendrites | Max horizontal extend (μm) | 191 ±30 | 247 ±12 | 222 ±28 | ns |
| Max vertical extend (μm) | 198 ±24 | 237 ±8 | 229 ±18 | ns | |
| Length(μm) | 1514 ±272 | 2666 ± 147 | 2659 ±229 | < 0.05 | |
| Surface(μm²) | 3439 ±797 | 6384 ±571 | 5750 ±890 | < 0.05 | |
| Volume(μm³) | 794 ±223 | 1712 ±254 | 1305 ±287 | < 0.05 | |
| Seg length (μm) | 46 ±4 | 59 ±3 | 54 ±4 | < 0.05 | |
| Seg surface (μm²) | 102 ±13 | 140 ±12 | 115 ±10 | < 0.05 | |
| Seg volume (μm³) | 23 ±4 | 37 ±5 | 26 ±4 | < 0.05 | |
| Seg# | 33 ±7 | 50 ±5 | 49 ±4 | < 0.05 | |
| Tortuosity | 1.21 ±0.03 | 1.24 ±0.01 | 1.22 ±0.03 | ns | |
| Max order | 9 ±0.8 | 11 ±0.5 | 12 ±0.3 | ns | |
| Max angles | 53 ±5 | 52 ±1 | 53 ±4 | ns | |
| Planar angle | 39 ±3 | 39 ±1 | 39 ±4 | ns | |
| Local angle | 58 ±2 | 58 ±1 | 58 ±4 | ns | |
| Local spline angle | 49 ±3 | 51 ±1 | 54 ±4 | ns | |
| Oblique# | 6.5 ±1.1 | 5.0 ±0.4 | 8.5 ±1.9 | < 0.05 | |
| Axon | Max horizontal extend (μm) | 410 ±127 | 779 ±89 | 467 ±318 | < 0.05 |
| Max vertical extend (μm) | 494 ±116 | 914 ±93 | 650 ±294 | < 0.05 | |
| Length(μm) | 2315 ±851 | 6404 ±816 | 4043 ±2462 | < 0.05 | |
| Surface(μm²) | 2106 ±582 | 3748 ±422 | 2476 ±1365 | < 0.05 | |
| Volume(μm³) | 197 ±50 | 235 ±24 | 160 ±73 | ns | |
| Seg length (μm) | 84 ±12 | 108 ±13 | 217 ±151 | ns | |
| Seg surface (μm²) | 85 ±10 | 86 ±22 | 219 ±190 | ns | |
| Seg volume (μm³) | 9 ±1 | 8 ±3 | 22 ±21 | ns | |
| Seg# | 25 ±6 | 64 ±7 | 38 ±19 | < 0.05 | |
| Tortuosity | 1.16 ±0.02 | 1.18 ±0.01 | 1.20 ±0.05 | ns | |
| Max order | 8 ±1.4 | 12 ±1.0 | 8 ±3.5 | < 0.05 | |
| Max angles | 81 ±6 | 73 ±2 | 78 ±7 | ns | |
| Planar angle | 51 ±3 | 47 ±1 | 53 ±5 | ns | |
| Local angle | 63 ±3 | 59 ±1 | 63 ±4 | ns | |
| Local spline angle | 56 ±4 | 53 ±1 | 57 ±4 | ns | |
| Boton density (#/100 μm) | 17 ±3 | 18 ±1 | 21 ±2 | Ns | |