Morphological properties of small inhibitory interneurons.
s-GoC
sf-LC
GlC
No. of primary processes from soma
6.5±0.4
3.1±0.1
4.8±0.1
s-GoC>GlC>sf-LC
No. of branch points (≤50 µm from soma)
6.0±0.5
0.50±0.17
0.75±0.18
s-GoC>sf-LC≈GlC
No. of primary processes entering the ML
3.0±0.1
0.70±0.20
1.3±0.2
s-GoC>sf-LC≈GlC
Size (µm2)
174±15
119±9
79±4
s-GoC>sf-LC>GlC
GA/SA
1.09±0.02
1.83±0.11
1.38±0.04
s-GoC<GlC<sf-LC
Length of initial branch points from soma (µm)
18.4±1.0
24.0±2.0
23.2±2.6
s-GoC≈sf-LC≈GlC
S-GoC: small Golgi cell; sf-LC: small fusiform Lugaro cell; GlC: globular cell. Morphological data were taken from the best preserved small inhibitory interneurons infused with fluorescent dye (s-GoC: n = 14, sf-LC: n = 10, GlC: n = 26). The deformation was estimated by GA/SA. GA: great axis of soma (µm), SA: small axis of soma (µm). Statistical significance was examined using one-way ANOVA with Tukey's post test. > or < indicates statistically significant differences; ≈ indicates no significant difference.
