Sizes of synaptic structures of FS and LTS cells
| Cell type | Postsynaptic target | Bouton volume | Synaptic junction area | Postsynaptic dendritic shaft/spine circumference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD (μm3) | n | Mean ± SD (μm2) | n | Mean ± SD (μm) | n | ||
| FS | Dendrite | 0.262 ± 0.126 | 27 | 0.151 ± 0.106* | 28 | 2.119 ± 1.247 | 28 |
| (0.103 – 0.722) | (0.024 – 0.435) | (0.939 – 5.146) | |||||
| Soma | 0.281 ± 0.09 | 11 | 0.278 ± 0.138* | 11 | |||
| (0.161 – 0.371) | (0.044 – 0.514) | ||||||
| LTS | Dendrite | 0.191 ± 0.125 | 27 | 0.055 ± 0.023* | 29 | 2.087 ± 0.879 | 29 |
| (0.043 – 0.523) | (0.02 – 0.103) | (0.844 – 4.252) | |||||
| Soma | 1.116 | 1 | 0.361 | 1 | |||
Ranges are in parentheses.
* Significant differences among these three groups (p < 0.005).