Table 3.
Quantitative analysis of DLMDL arbors in lMANcore
| Age | Number of branches | Order of branches | Total length (mm) | Average branch length (mm) | Medial-lateral extent (mm) | Dorsal-ventral extent (mm) | Anterior-posterior extent (mm) | Arbor volume (mm3) | Volume of lMANcore(mm3)3-a | % of lMANcore occupied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 d | 185 ± 92 | 20 ± 7 | 5.48 ± 2.15 | 0.033 ± 0.011 | 0.40 ± 0.12 | 0.31 ± 0.14 | 0.13 ± 0.05 | 0.0033 ± 0.002 | 0.22 ± 0.05 | 0.015 ± 0.009 |
| 35 d | 118 ± 45 | 19 ± 5 | 6.41 ± 2.42 | 0.060 ± 0.032 | 0.64 ± 0.30 | 0.45 ± 0.11 | 0.26 ± 0.19 | 0.0134 ± 0.018 | 0.21 ± 0.04 | 0.064 ± 0.085 |
| Adult | 83 ± 30 | 15 ± 4 | 4.62 ± 1.04 | 0.060 ± 0.014 | 0.60 ± 0.30 | 0.31 ± 0.17 | 0.21 ± 0.11 | 0.0050 ± 0.005 | 0.12 ± 0.01 | 0.042 ± 0.042 |
All measures are expressed as average ± SD; see Results for details.
F3-a
Nissl-defined volumes of lMANcore after Johnson and Bottjer (1992).