Table 1.

Intervals between boutons (mean ± SEM) in different layers of the posterior piriform cortex and subjacent endopiriform nucleus (En) derived by random sampling of sections from five intracellularly injected superficial pyramidal cells

LayernMean
Ib25510.06  ± 0.60
II2289.86  ± 0.52
IIIs29410.92  ± 0.52
IIId20014.38  ± 0.891-160
En42512.84  ± 0.67*
  • F1-160 Significantly greater than for layers Ib, II, and IIIs, p < 0.01 for each;

  • * significantly greater than layers Ib and II, p < 0.02 for each, Tukey's HSD test.