Table 1.

EM analysis of the synaptic innervation of cholinergic interneuron dendrites

Properties examinedNeuronsAverage
NJX009AJS044NJX014
Total number of ultrathin sections examined (50 nm)8491039789892.33
Total number of dendritic fragments analyzed20242021.33
    In VGluT1-labeled tissue11141112.00
    In VGluT2-labeled tissue91099.33
Total number of unlabeled (DAB-negative) asymmetric synapses23324633.67
    In VGluT1-labeled tissue11222720.00
    In VGluT2-labeled tissue12101913.67
Total number of VGluT1-positive synapses0200.67
Total number of VGluT2-positive synapses6534.67
Total number of (unlabeled) symmetric synapses61626462.33
  • For each neuron examined, several properties were analyzed over a number of sections in either VGluT1- or VGluT2-labeled tissue.