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Article: Postnatal development of rat nucleus tractus solitarius neurons: morphological and electrophysiological evidence.

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Vincent A; Tell F
Neuroscience, 1999


Table 3Quantitative data for developing elongated nucleus tractus solitarius neurons*
0day5days8days12days15days20daysAdult
Major diameter (μm)20±0 (3)20±1.8 (5)25.4±6 (3)21.7±0.4 (2)23±0.1 (2)32±4.4 (4)31±11.5(9)
Minor diameter (μm)15±1.4 (3)14±2.6 (5)11.6±2.4 (3)11±2.3 (2)12.4±2.4 (2)15.6±3.6 (4)16.6±7(9)
Mean diameter (μm)17.5±0.5 (3)17±2 (5)18.5±2.1 (3)16.3±1.4 (2)17.7±1.3 (2)23.8±2.6 (4)19±8.3(9)
Number of dendrites10.3±1.5 (3)11.2±5.4 (5)9±1 (3)7.5±2 (2)9.5±2 (2)10±2.8 (4)9.3±1.5(4)
Number of first-order dendrites per neuron2.3±0.6 (3)2.6±0.5 (5)2.3±0.6 (3)2.5±0.7 (2)2±0 (2)2±0 (4)2.2±0.5(4)
Number of second-order dendrites per neuron4.7±0.6 (3)3.6±0.9 (5)4±0 (3)4±0.9 (2)3±1.4 (2)3.5±1 (4)4±0(4)
Number of third-order dendrites per neuron2.3±2 (3)3.8±2.5 (5)2±2 (3)1±1.4 (2)2.5±0.7 (2)4.5±2 (4)2.5±1(4)
Number of terminal branches7±1 (3)7±3 (5)6±0 (3)5±1.4 (2)6±1.4 (2)6±1.4 (4)5.8±1(4)
Number of first-order terminal branches1.3±1.5 (3)0.8±0.4 (5)1±1 (3)0.5±0.7 (2)0±0 (2)0.25±0.5 (4)0.25±0.5(4)
Number of second-order terminal branches4±1.7 (3)1.8±1.5 (5)2.7±1.5 (3)3.5±0.7 (2)2.5±0.7 (2)1.2±0.5 (4)2.8±0.5(4)
Number of third-order terminal branches2±0 (3)3.2±1.8 (5)2.3±2.5 (3)1±1.4 (2)2.5±0.7 (2)3.5±1 (4)2.2±1.3(4)
*Values are means±S.D. The total number in the samples is indicated in parentheses.

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