|
Neuron
|
Average soma diameter
(µm)
|
Number of dendrites at soma
|
Proximal dendrite diameter
(µm)
|
Number of branch points
|
Distal dendrite diameter
(µm)
|
Dendrite extent*
(µm)
|
Total dendritic length
(µm)
|
|
Cerebellar granule cell (cat)
|
7
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0.2-2
|
15
|
60
|
|
Starburst amacrine cell (rhesus)
|
9
|
1
|
1
|
40
|
0.2-2
|
120
|
--
|
|
Dentate gyrus granule cell (rat)
|
14
|
2
|
3
|
14
|
0.5-1
|
300
|
3,200
|
|
CA1 pyramidal cell (rat)
|
21
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,900
|
|
basal dendrites
|
|
5
|
1
|
30
|
0.5-1
|
130
|
5,500
|
|
s. radiatum
|
|
1
|
3
|
30
|
0.25-1
|
110
|
4,100
|
|
s. lacunosum-moleculare
|
|
|
|
15
|
0.25-1
|
500
|
2,300
|
|
Cerebellar Purkinje cell (guinea pig)
|
25
|
1
|
3
|
440
|
0.8-2.2
|
200
|
9,100
|
|
Principal cell of globus pallidus (human)
|
33
|
4
|
4
|
12
|
0.3-0.5
|
1,000
|
7,600
|
|
Meynert cell of visual cortex (macaque)
|
35
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,400
|
|
basal dendrites
|
|
5
|
3
|
--
|
--
|
250
|
10,200
|
|
apical dendrites
|
|
1
|
4
|
15
|
2-3
|
1,800
|
5,200
|
|
Spinal alpha-motoneuron (cat)
|
58
|
11
|
8
|
120
|
0.5-1.5
|
1,100
|
52,000
|
