Table 1.

Dendritic arbor parameters in control and drug-treated simple neurons over 4 hr

TreatmentTDBL (μm) 0 hrTDBL (μm) 4 hrBranch tips 0 hrBranch tips 4 hrStable branch length (μm)
Control (n = 17)109  ± 13158  ± 209.1  ± 111.8  ± 1.969  ± 9
APV 100 μm(n = 24)102  ± 1092  ± 8***7.1  ± 0.76.2  ± 0.8***69  ± 9
CNQX 20 μm(n = 17)117  ± 12159  ± 286.3  ± 0.77.8  ± 1.269  ± 6
TTX 1 μm(n = 30)113  ± 9133  ± 129.0  ± 0.78.9  ± 1.166  ± 7
  • ***p < 0.01 relative to control value.