Table 1 Principal parameters of the projection neurons

From: Architecture of a mammalian glomerular domain revealed by novel volume electroporation using nanoengineered microelectrodes

 

MC

sMC

dTC

mTC

sTC

Cell number per glomerulus

5.2 ± 1.1

0.6 ± 0.9

3.2 ± 1.3

3.2 ± 0.8

18.8 ± 4.4

Mean lateral dendrite position in EPLa

0.30 ± 0.03

0.25 ± 0.02

0.47 ± 0.10

0.61 ± 0.17

0.90 ± 0.06

Soma area (µm2)

333 ± 79

132 ± 18

221 ± 58

161 ± 56

84 ± 29

Relative soma position in EPLb

0

0

0

0.48 ± 0.25

0.93 ± 0.06

Number of lateral dendrites

3.6 ± 0.8

1.7 ± 0.6

2.8 ± 1.0

2.3 ± 0.7

1.8 ± 0.8

Number of secondary dendrites along apical dendrite

1.4 ± 0.7

1.3 ± 0.6

1.3 ± 0.5

0.6 ± 1.0

N/A

Most distal apical dendrite bifurcation in EPL

0.21 ± 0.11

0.13 ± 0.01

0.40 ± 0.15

N/A

N/A

Most superficial lateral dendrite extension in EPL

0.53 ± 0.10

0.77 ± 0.21

0.72 ± 0.06

0.79 ± 0.12

N/A

Most internal lateral dendrite extension in EPL

N/A

N/A

N/A

0.31 ± 0.23

N/A

Relative position of axonal origin in EPL

N/A

N/A

N/A

0.33 ± 0.24

N/A

Distance from axonal origin to soma (µm)

N/A

N/A

N/A

45 ± 24

N/A

  1. a These two parameters served as the basis for cluster analysis of MCL cells (comprising MC, sMC, and dTC)
  2. b This parameter was taken to separate mTC from sTC at a cutoff value of 0.75; by definition, all MCL cells (MC, sMC, and dTC) have a value of 0