P13–16 | P6–9 | |||
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Mean | Range | Mean | Range | |
Soma, long axis, μm | 23.57 ± 1.27 | 15–34 | 21.86 ± 0.96 | 18–25 |
Soma, short axis, μm | 16.86 ± 1.02 | 12–26 | 16.57 ± 0.95 | 13–21 |
Number of primary dendrites | 4.21 ± 0.22 | 3–6 | 4 ± 0.31 | 3–5 |
Branch index | 1.89 ± 0.17 | 1–3.25 | 1.96 ± 0.17 | 1.3–2.75 |
Distance to first branch, μm | 24.24 ± 3.51 | 9.8–57.3 | 22.77 ± 6.86 | 9–60 |
Spine index | 2.45 ± 0.25 | 1–4 | 2.72 ± 0.41 | 1.3–4 |
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The morphological properties of large DCN neurons from 2 different age ranges were derived from neurobiotin fills and subsequent fixation, resectioning and reconstruction as described inmethods. n = 17 and 7 for P13–16 and P6–9, respectively.