Table 3.
Quantitative analysis of PCs in layer 3 of rat SSC.
| L3_TPC:A | L3_TPC:B | t-test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 35) | (n = 9) | TPC:A vs. TPC:B | ||
| Soma | perometer and | 58 ±2 | 53 ±3 | ns |
| Area(μm²) | 195 ±10 | 160 ±23 | ns | |
| Basal Dendrites | Max horizontal extend (μm) | 230 ±7 | 230 ±14 | ns |
| Max vertical extend (μm) | 183 ±9 | 190 ±18 | ns | |
| Den# | 5±0.2 | 5±0.2 | ns | |
| Length(μm) | 2410 ±136 | 2393 ±273 | ns | |
| Surface(μm²) | 5923 ±489 | 5298 ±1043 | ns | |
| Volume(μm³) | 1475 ±189 | 1183 ±380 | ns | |
| Tree length (μm) | 467 ±24 | 499 ±51 | ns | |
| Seg length (μm) | 53 ±2 | 55 ±3 | ns | |
| Seg surface (μm²) | 129 ±8 | 115 ±10 | ns | |
| Seg volume (μm³) | 31 ±4 | 24 ±5 | ns | |
| Seg# | 46 ±2 | 44 ±6 | ns | |
| Tortuosity | 1.26 ±0.01 | 1.27 ±0.03 | ns | |
| Max order | 6±0.2 | 6±0.4 | ns | |
| Mean order | 4±0.1 | 4±0.3 | ns | |
| Max angles | 54 ±1 | 57 ±3 | ns | |
| Planar angle | 41 ±1 | 43 ±2 | ns | |
| Local angle | 59 ±1 | 59 ±2 | ns | |
| Local spline angle | 52 ±1 | 53 ±2 | ns | |
| Apical Dendrites | Max horizontal extend (μm) | 190 ±7 | 127 ±14 | < 0.05 |
| Max vertical extend (μm) | 338 ±11 | 377 ±30 | ns | |
| Length(μm) | 2191 ±114 | 1157 ±108 | < 0.05 | |
| Surface(μm²) | 5594 ±405 | 2882 ±479 | < 0.05 | |
| Volume(μm³) | 1499 ±160 | 731 ±199 | < 0.05 | |
| Seg length (μm) | 58 ±2 | 74 ±11 | ns | |
| Seg surface (μm²) | 148 ±8 | 171 ±25 | ns | |
| Seg volume (μm³) | 39 ±4 | 39 ±6 | ns | |
| Seg# | 39 ±2 | 19 ±4 | < 0.05 | |
| Tortuosity | 1.24 ±0.01 | 1.23 ±0.03 | ns | |
| Max order | 11 ±0.4 | 6 ±0.8 | < 0.05 | |
| Max angles | 53 ±1 | 50 ±3 | ns | |
| Planar angle | 38 ±1 | 35 ±2 | ns | |
| Local angle | 58 ±1 | 53 ±2 | < 0.05 | |
| Local spline angle | 50 ±1 | 44 ±2 | < 0.05 | |
| Oblique# | 4.9 ±0.3 | 2.3 ±0.4 | < 0.05 | |
| Axon | Max horizontal extend (μm) | 735 ±71 | 753 ±153 | ns |
| Max vertical extend (μm) | 859 ±75 | 761 ±162 | ns | |
| Length(μm) | 6176 ±695 | 5269 ±1246 | ns | |
| Surface(μm²) | 4344 ±384 | 3563 ±910 | ns | |
| Volume(μm³) | 323 ±34 | 279 ±79 | ns | |
| Seg length (μm) | 100 ±6 | 97 ±13 | ns | |
| Seg surface (μm²) | 84 ±9 | 75 ±12 | ns | |
| Seg volume (μm³) | 7 ±1 | 9 ±4 | ns | |
| Seg# | 64 ±8 | 52 ±11 | ns | |
| Tortuosity | 1.16 ±0.01 | 1.19 ±0.03 | ns | |
| Max order | 11 ±0.7 | 10 ±1.1 | ns | |
| Max angles | 73 ±1 | 77 ±3 | ns | |
| Planar angle | 47 ±1 | 49 ±2 | ns | |
| Local angle | 61 ±1 | 60 ±1 | ns | |
| Local spline angle | 53 ±1 | 55 ±1 | ns | |
| Boton density (#/100 μm) | 20 ±1 | 19 ±1 | ns | |