Somata | (n = 24) | (n = 10) |
Volume (μm3) | 5150 ± 1642 | 5718 ± 1507 |
Basal dendrites | (n = 25) | (n = 9) |
Primary dendrite number | 7.8 ± 1.3 | 9 ± 2.3 |
Nodes (branching points) | 24.3 ± 5.9 | 34.6 ± 13** |
Internode interval (mean, μm) | 22.8 ± 5.3 | 24.8 ± 5 |
Internode tortuosity | 1.14 ± 0.08 | 1.2 ± 0.1 |
Area (× 100 μm2) | 731 ± 293 | 650 ± 200 |
Endingsa | | |
Order (mean) | 3.6 ± 0.5 | 3.8 ± 0.4 |
Horizontal direct distances (mean, μm) | 110 ± 18 | 99 ± 15 |
Vertical direct distances (mean, μm) | 77 ± 17 | 63 ± 10** |
Apical dendrites | (n = 24) | (n = 8) |
Apical origin (distance from pia, μm) | 825 ± 200 | 760 ± 103 |
Shaft diameter (at 20 μm from soma, μm) | 1.79 ± 0.37 | 2.34 ± 0.48** |
Oblique branch density (/100 μm) | 2.3 ± 0.5 | 2.8 ± 0.8 |
Apical tufts | (n = 26) | (n = 10) |
Layer I dendritic length (μm) | 878 ± 684 | 3478 ± 1431** |
Layer I branch points | 6.0 ± 5.3 | 19.8 ± 11.1** |
Tuft area (× 100 μm2) | 215 ± 129c | 876 ± 330** |
Tuft origin (vertical position from pia,b μm) | 208 ± 66c | 350 ± 110** |