Table 3 Morphological variables describing the somata, stem dendrites and the dendritic architecture of limb moving motoneurons
Group | Variables | Cervical MNs | Lumbar MNs |
|---|---|---|---|
Soma | * Roundness | 3.9 ± 0.3 (3.9) | 2.6 ± 0.3 (2.8) |
|  | Surface (μm2) | 9212 ± 1347 (7642) | 6776 ± 652 (6885) |
Stem dendrite | Number | 4.8 ± 0.6 (4) | 5.7 ± 0.6 (5) |
|  | Sum of diameters (μm) | 26.4 ± 1.9 (27.8) | 32.7 ± 3.9 (32.1) |
Dendritic tree | * Total number of branches | 127 ± 3.7 (127) | 216 ± 5.3 (226) |
|  | * Max. order | 9.9 ± 0.6 (9) | 11.3 ± 0.4 (11) |
|  | * Combined (total) dendritic length (μm) | 32908 ± 3087 (32818) | 54522 ± 7083 (60783) |
|  | Surface (μm2) | 141975 ± 6717 (141491) | 193239 ± 18270 (163233) |
|  | Mean parent length (μm) | 145.4 ± 2.8 (138.6) | 163.7 ± 6 (154.7) |
|  | Mean distance to BRP (μm) | 390.7 ± 8.8 (380.3) | 495.3 ± 24.2 (448.6) |
|  | Mean distance to ENDP (μm) | 881.8 ± 40.1 (831.9) | 973.5 ± 114.4 (881.4) |
|  | Max distance of ENDP (μm) | 1615.1 ± 100 (1596.3) | 2034.5 ± 257.2 (1925.8) |