Research Article

Hippocampal CA1 Pyramidal Neurons of Mecp2 Mutant Mice Show a Dendritic Spine Phenotype Only in the Presymptomatic Stage

Table 1

Total number of mice, length of dendrites, and individual dendritic spines counted and measured in the quantitative analyses.

GenotypeMiceTotal length of dendrites ( m)Total number of spines

P7 wildtype3463.96168
P7 Mecp2 3994.81235
P15 wildtype3647.92303
P15 Mecp2 3676.06385
P40–60 wildtype52,107.022,931
P40–60 Mecp2 52,131.243,478