Table 1.

Vertical length of the PCD-I, -II, and -III domains and their proportional length relative to the total dendritic length

GluRδ2 knock-outWild typeRatiop
Vertical length (μm)1-a
 PCD-I61.0  ± 0.588.9  ± 5.10.760.016
 PCD-II54.2  ± 3.323.4  ± 1.92.240.002
 PCD-III5.2  ± 0.518.0  ± 1.00.290.001
 Total117.9  ± 3.6130.2  ± 6.70.910.10
Proportion (%)1-b
 PCD-I51.8  ± 1.968.2  ± 0.90.760.003
 PCD-II44.3  ± 1.517.9  ± 0.62.480.001
 PCD-III3.8  ± 0.413.9  ± 1.20.270.005
 Total (%)100100

  • ↵F1-a The vertical length of each dendritic domain was obtained by section number and thickness (100 nm); mean ± SEM; n = 3.

  • ↵F1-b The proportion of each dendritic domain was obtained as the percentage in a given dendrite; mean ± SEM; n = 3.